Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 15 July 2012 |
Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) |
Operator: | American Airlines |
Registration: | N110HM |
MSN: | 49787/1636 |
First flight: | 1989-09-01 (22 years 11 months) |
Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW) ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | - |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:An McDonnell Douglas MD-83 passenger plane sustained substantial damage in a maintenance mishap at Dallas/Fort Worth, TX. The airplane was being jacked during maintenance when the tail fell down, onto the tailstand. The tailstand went through the underside of the tail.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
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accident date:
15-07-2012type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83)
registration: N110HM
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.