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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing MD-90-30 · Washington, DC · June 24, 2013

Date
June 24, 2013 · 15:41 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Ronald Reagan Washington Natio
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N963DN
Reported as
Boeing MD-90-30
Reported engine
IAE V2528-D5
People aboard
166
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
10,121 total1,489 in this make and model215 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Delta airlines flight 1763, an MD-90, N963DN, departing Ronald Reagan Washington national airport (kdca) to minneapolis-st. paul international airport (kmsp), while taxiing from the ramp for departure off runway 33, the right main landing gear became stuck in the grass area between the intersection of taxiways h and f.

No injuries were reported and the passengers were deplaned by the stairway and transported back to the terminal.

The lens on the right wingtip was cracked due to impact with a taxiway sign when aircraft sank in the grass.

The aircraft was removed from the area with a tug and examined for damage to the right main gear.

No damage to gear was reported.

As the FAA filed it

DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT 1763, AN MD-90, N963DN, DEPARTING RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT (KDCA) TO MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMSP), WHILE TAXIING FROM THE RAMP FOR DEPARTURE OFF RUNWAY 33, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BECAME STUCK IN THE GRASS AREA BETWEEN THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAYS H AND F.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED BY THE STAIRWAY AND TRANSPORTED BACK TO THE TERMINAL.

THE LENS ON THE RIGHT WINGTIP WAS CRACKED DUE TO IMPACT WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN WHEN AIRCRAFT SANK IN THE GRASS.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE AREA WITH A TUG AND EXAMINED FOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR.

NO DAMAGE TO GEAR WAS REPORTED.