20081226856639A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Doug DC983 · Los Angeles, CA · December 26, 2008

Date: December 26, 2008 · 08:57 local
Place: Los Angeles, CA
Airport: Los Angeles International
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: AALA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9617R
NTSB investigation: NTSBDCA09FA022
Reported as: Doug DC983
Reported engine: JT8D2009X
People aboard: 129
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,000 total7,300 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N9617RRegistered now · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)S/N 53564 · Built 1997 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flight 1350 was pushed back from gate 48B and then being pulled forward to reposition the tractor and towbar onto taxi way C-9, when the towbar jacknifed, causing the tractor to skid sideways into the aircraft’s fuselage and causing substantial damage to the airplane. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT 1350 WAS PUSHED BACK FROM GATE 48B AND THEN BEING PULLED FORWARD TO REPOSITION THE TRACTOR AND TOWBAR ONTO TAXI WAY C-9, WHEN THE TOWBAR JACKNIFED, CAUSING THE TRACTOR TO SKID SIDEWAYS INTO THE AIRCRAFT’S FUSELAGE AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DCA09FA022Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportLos Angeles Intl Airport, CAThe first officer's unannounced advancement of the left engine throttle, which led to a sustained application of high thrust that caused the airplane to impact the tug.Dec 26, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9617R · 1

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

Incident 20150922018089ITakeoff: Climb Out · Sacramento, CAAmerican airlines flight 1218, an MD-83 aircraft, N9617R, aborted take-off due to illumination of ?r oil strainer clog? Annunciator. The aircraft reduced speed, exited the runway then proceeded to the engine run-up are where the flight crew performed a series…Sep 22, 2015 · No damage