# Incident 20160119000219I: Mcdonnell Douglas Corporation MD-88, Nashville, TN, January 19, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 36.1245° N, 86.6782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NASHVILLE INTL (BNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1245&lon=-86.6782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N998DL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N998DL-2022-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 (registry code 3023689, 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 CORPORATION MD-88
- Reported engine: P & W JT8D SERIES
- People aboard: 38
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 19,350 total, 6,910 in this make and model, 169 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160119000219I

## Narrative

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

DELTA FLIGHT 1324 FROM BNA TO ATL WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FROM GATE B-1 AT BNA IN PREPARATION FOR DEPARTURE. THE TUG DRIVER SIGNALED THE FLIGHT DECK CREW THEY WERE CLEARED TO START ENGINES WHILE CONTINUING TO PUSH THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE TAXI LINE. DURING ENGINE START THE N2 WAS BELOW 50% SO CA ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO CLOSE THE BLEED VALVE. CA WAS LOOKING AT THE FMS AND NOT AT THE ENGINE INSTRUMENTS DURING THROTTLE ADVANCE. AIRPLANE JERKED FORWARD AND BENT TOWBAR; TUG ENDED UP CONTACTING AND DAMAGING THE RADOME ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. CREW SUBMITTED REPORTS TO THE DALA ASAP PROGRAM.

## Other reports on N998DL (1)

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

- [Incident 19940812033939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940812033939I), Aug 12, 1994: Doug MD88 (N998DL), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Baggage cart stuck outboard flap trailing edge during baggage unloading.

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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