# Incident 20120313011689I: Boeing 737-732, Atlanta, GA, March 13, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2012, 05:00 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta I
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 33.6367° N, 84.4279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARTSFIELD/JACKSON ATLANTA INTL (ATL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6367&lon=-84.4279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N309DE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N309DE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-732 (registry code 1384541, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-732) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B26/3 series (registry code 13073, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b26-3-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-732
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-7B26/3
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120313011689I

## Narrative

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

1. ON MARCH 13, 2012, DELTA AIR LINES MAINTENANCE TAXIED A BOEING 737-732 AIRCRAFT, N309DE TO THE EAST END OF TAXIWAY ECHO, AT APPROX 05:00 EST. TO PERFORM A DUAL ENGINE RUN UP FOR VIBE SURVEY DUE TO A FAN LUBE PERFORMED EARLIER.  2. AFTER A TWO MINUTE SLOW ACCELERATION TO POWER AND STABILIZED AT POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS THE MAINTENANCE CREW BEGAN DECELERATION WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BROKE FREE AND STARTED TO SLIDE WITH THE BRAKES SET.  3. THROTTLES WERE RETARDED TO IDLE AND MANUAL BRAKING WAS APPLIED WITH NO EFFECT. 4. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE EMBANKMENT BEYOND THE EAST END OF ECHO TAXIWAY.  5. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED BY DELTA AIR LINES GO-TEAM TO A SAFE POSITION.6. THE COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER AND FLIGHT DATA RECORDER HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED. 7. THE INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE DELTA CMO.

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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