Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Datum: | vrijdag 31 januari 2014 |
Tijd: | 08:30 |
Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD-88 |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Delta Air Lines |
Registratie: | N921DL |
Constructienummer: | 49645/1480 |
Bouwjaar: | 1988 |
Aantal vlieguren: | 65507 |
Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 5 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 139 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 144 |
Schade: | Groot |
Gevolgen: | Repaired |
Plaats: | Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA (ATL) ( Verenigde Staten)
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Fase: | Geparkeerd (STD) |
Soort vlucht: | Binnenlandse lijnvlucht |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL), Verenigde Staten |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA), Verenigde Staten |
Beschrijving: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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Investigating agency: | NTSB  |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 7 months | Accident number: | DCA14CA051 | Download report: | Summary report
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Bronnen:
» NTSB
Foto's

accident date:
31-01-2014type: McDonnell Douglas MD-88
registration: N921DL
Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA en Miami International Airport, FL bedraagt 953 km (596 miles).
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.