# Incident 20090105000049I: Doug DC941, Boston, MA, January 5, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 2009, 07:07 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.3629° N, 71.0064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (BOS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3629&lon=-71.0064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N763NW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N763NW-2011-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-41 (registry code 302207P, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-9-41) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC941
- People aboard: 96
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090105000049I

## Narrative

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

NORTHWEST AIRLINES INC., FLIGHT #371, N763NW, DC-9-41, WHILE BEING PUSHED BACK FOR DEPARTURE AT LOGAN INT’L AIRPORT BOSTON MA, WAS HIT BY THE PUSHBACK TUG THAT SLID INTO THE NOSE RADOME OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE ICE ON THE RAMP SURFACE. THIS OCCURRED IN THE ALLEYWAY AT TERMINAL “C”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“UNUSUAL GROUND HANDLING” EVENT PER AMM 05-51-00 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. MAINTENANCE SERVICED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR (NLG) STRUT WITH NITROGEN AND FLUID PER WORK CARD 3220-9201M. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE NLG STEERING ACTUATORS, SALAD BOWL STOPS, STRUT AND SHRADER VALVE, NO DEFECTS NOTED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE RADOME PER AMM 53-50-01. ALL OPS CHECKS NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT BACK IN SERVICE. MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (MASSPORT OPERATIONS) ULTIMATELY TOOK THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS DUE TO THE UNTREATED SURFACE IN THE ALLEYWAY AT TERMINAL “C”.

## Other reports on N763NW (1)

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

- [Incident 20010630018229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010630018229I), Jun 30, 2001: Doug DC941 (N763NW), Buffalo, NY. (-23) On Saturday, June 30, 2001, northwest airlines, flight 1144, a DC-9-41, N763NW, departed syracuse hancock international airport (syr), syracuse, new…

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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