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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83 · Tucson, AZ · August 9, 2023

Date: August 9, 2023 · 08:10 local
Place: Tucson, AZ
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: 2WAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N804WA
Reported as: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83
People aboard: 146
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total3,500 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N804WARegistration cancelled Sep 2, 2026 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)S/N 49345 · Built 1987 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

privacy data omitted 0N aug. 9, 2023 operating as privacy data omitted, ktus to ksan. On initiatal taxi out from A17 crew noticed emergency vehicles blocking taxiway A16 and a and was advised by tower to "hold position". Grd control asked crew if some of the emergency equipment was moved could they taxi "with caution" to runway 11L via taxiway A16 then via a. the crew agreed and watched the emergency vehicles move. Ground control cleared the aircraft to taxi "with caution". The crew started their taxi and attempted to position the aircraft to the right of the taxiway a center line to avoid the emergency vehicles. The left wing of the aircraft contacted one of the emergency vehicles puncturing the outboard slat. The emergency vehicle even after being moved was still parked within the taxiway lines.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ 0N AUG. 9, 2023 OPERATING AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, KTUS TO KSAN. ON INITIATAL TAXI OUT FROM A17 CREW NOTICED EMERGENCY VEHICLES BLOCKING TAXIWAY A16 AND A AND WAS ADVISED BY TOWER TO "HOLD POSITION". GRD CONTROL ASKED CREW IF SOME OF THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS MOVED COULD THEY TAXI "WITH CAUTION" TO RUNWAY 11L VIA TAXIWAY A16 THEN VIA A. THE CREW AGREED AND WATCHED THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES MOVE. GROUND CONTROL CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO TAXI "WITH CAUTION". THE CREW STARTED THEIR TAXI AND ATTEMPTED TO POSITION THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT OF THE TAXIWAY A CENTER LINE TO AVOID THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES.THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED ONE OF THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES PUNCTURING THE OUTBOARD SLAT. THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE EVEN AFTER BEING MOVED WAS STILL PARKED WITHIN THE TAXIWAY LINES.