# Incident 20090330002659I: Doug MD9030, Salt Lake City, UT, March 30, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2009, 11:40 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 40.7884° N, 111.9778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALT LAKE CITY INTL (SLC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7884&lon=-111.9778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901DA-2021-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-90-30 (registry code 3023690, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-90-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG MD9030
- Reported engine: IAE V2500A1
- People aboard: 141
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,935 total, 1,683 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090330002659I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DELTA AIRLINES MD-90 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N901DA, FLIGHT NUMBER 1220 SCHEDULED TO OPERATE FROM SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, (SLC) TO SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, (SNA) ON 03/30/2009, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD LEFT PASSENGER ENTRY DOOR WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED BACK AND STRUCK THE JET BRIDGE WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT GATE C-5.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BOARDED, CONNECTED TO A TOWBAR AND PUSH TUG AND READY FOR PUSH BACK WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PARKING BRAKES WERE NOT SET ON THE AIRCRAFT AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT PROPERLY SET ON THE PUSH TUG WHEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL CHOCKS WERE REMOVED.  AFTER THE INCIDENT, OPERATIONAL CHECKS PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT PARKING BRAKES AND PUSH TUG EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NORMAL.

## Other reports on N901DA (1)

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

- [Incident 19950806031559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950806031559I), Aug 6, 1995: Doug MD9030 (N901DA), Newark, NJ, Minor damage. After landing flames smoke left wing. Evacuated. Faulty strake fin strip and burned heater element replaced.

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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