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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82) · Jamaica, NY · February 18, 2015

Date
February 18, 2015 · 14:00 local
Place
Jamaica, NY
Airport
John F Kennedy International
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
2WAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N803WA
Reported as
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82)
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D-217A
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft N803WA was being deiced prior to departure from jfk, the left wing was struck by the deicing truck while the vehicle was backing up. It caused damage to the l/h wing tip at the flux valve and a fixed fairing just inboard of the flux valve.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N803WA WAS BEING DEICED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM JFK, THE LEFT WING WAS STRUCK BY THE DEICING TRUCK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BACKING UP. IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE L/H WING TIP AT THE FLUX VALVE AND A FIXED FAIRING JUST INBOARD OF THE FLUX VALVE.