# Incident 20040320014879I: Airbus A319114, Baltimore, MD, March 20, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2004, 12:40 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Baltimore-Washington International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N315NB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N315NB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A319-114 (registry code 3930350, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319114
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040320014879I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 03/20/04 @ APPROX 1240PM, NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLT #1219 WAS PUSHED OFF OF GATE D-4. BOTH ENGINES WERE STARTED AND THE GROUND CREW DISCONNECTED THE TOW BAR AND THE NOSE STEERING PIN AND CLEARED THE TRACTOR FROM THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, WHEN THE PUSH CREW RUSHED BACK OUT TO THE AIRCRAFT, AS THE COCKPIT CREW SAID THEY HAVE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, COCKPIT AND CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE AIRCRAFT POWER WAS SHUT DOWN AND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO GATE D-4, WHERE THE PASSENGERS AND CREW DISEMBARKED THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE #1 BUS TIE CONTACTOR SHORTED CAUSING SOME WIRING INSULATION TO MELT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPLACED THE #1 BUS TIE CONTACTOR AND REPAIRED EFFECTIVE WIRING IN PREPARATION FOR A FERRY FLIGHT TO DULUTH, MN. INVESTIGATION DATA FORWARDED TO NORTHWEST CMO FOR FOLLOW UP ACTION. INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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