# Incident 20121020027209I: Mcdonnell Douglas Aircraft Co MD-88, Flint, MI, October 20, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2012, 06:55 local time
- Place: Flint, MI
- Airport: Bishop International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 42.9655° N, 83.7447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BISHOP INTL (FNT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9655&lon=-83.7447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N922DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N922DL-2022-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023688, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-md-88) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CO MD-88
- Reported engine: P & W JT8D SERIES
- 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/20121020027209I

## Narrative

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

AVFLIGHT FUEL TRUCK #5097 MADE CONTACT TO THE RIGHT WING OF DELTA AIRCRAFT N922DL MD-88-88 PARKED AT FLINT MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT GATE-5. -GATE-5 HAD BARRIERS INSTALLED FOR REPAIRS TO THE RAMP.-THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BARRIERS AND THE PARKED AIRCRAFT(S) WAS MINIMAL TO ALLOW VEHICLES THRU. -WEATHER AND LIGHTING WAS POOR WITH RAIN AND DUSK CONDITIONS-THE VEHICLE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE REFUELING POSITION BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT AND BARRIERS WITHOUT ADDITIONAL GROUND PERSONAL.- HUMAN FACTOR, AVFLIGHT HAD A UNITED AIRLINES REFUEL SCHEDULED AND DUE DEPARTURE AND WAS UNDER A TIME PRESSURE.

## Other reports on N922DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19890515024419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890515024419I), May 15, 1989: Doug MD88 (N922DL), San Antonio, TX. On liftoff tail compartment high temp light came on went off when power reduced. Repaired 3 leaks in pneumatic line

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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