# Incident 20040527011719I: Doug MD11F, Los Angeles, CA, May 27, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2004, 03:10 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: WRLA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N275WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N275WA-2014-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (registry code 3023600, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-11f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD11F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,525 total, 2,439 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040527011719I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WRLA WAS PROVIDING WET LEASE SERVICE TO CHINA AIRLINES. CHINA AIRLINES HIRED THE GROUND HANDLING CONTRACTOR. THE CONTRACT GROUND HANDLING CREW FAILED TO FOLLOW OPERATOR'S PROCEDURES FOR OFFLOADING THE AIRCRAFT. THE MD-11-11F IS NOT NORMALLY EQUIPPED WITH A PROVISION TO MOUNT A TAIL STAND, AND THIS SPECIFIC AIRCRAFT WAS NOT SO EQUIPPED. THE FRONT BELLY PIT AND MUCH OF THE FRONT MAIN DECK WAS OFFLOADED WHILE THE AFT CARGO SECTIONS WERE FULL. THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED OFF THE NOSE GEAR AND ONTO ITS TAIL.

## Other reports on N275WA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20041008029519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041008029519A), Oct 8, 2004: Doug MD11F (N275WA), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 08, 2004 world airways attempted to perform a 2 engine ferry flight with the center gear retracted. When the captain released the brakes at…

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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