Narrative:
Before departure and while the airplane was being de-iced by ground crew personnel, the de-icing bucket struck the left side of the fuselage and dislodged a passenger window. As a result, the airplane was substantially damaged and the pressure vessel was compromised. There were no reported injuries.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Inattention by ground crew personnel which resulted in the airplane being substantially damaged."
accident date: 31-01-2014
type: McDonnell Douglas MD-88
registration: N921DL
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Friday 31 January 2014 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-88 |
| Operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N921DL |
| MSN: | 49645/1480 |
| First flight: | 1988 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 65507 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 139 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 144 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA (ATL) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL), United States of America |
| Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), United States of America |
Before departure and while the airplane was being de-iced by ground crew personnel, the de-icing bucket struck the left side of the fuselage and dislodged a passenger window. As a result, the airplane was substantially damaged and the pressure vessel was compromised. There were no reported injuries.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Inattention by ground crew personnel which resulted in the airplane being substantially damaged."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» NTSBPhotos
accident date: 31-01-2014
type: McDonnell Douglas MD-88
registration: N921DL
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 953 km (596 miles).
Distance from Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA to Miami International Airport, FL as the crow flies is 953 km (596 miles).
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