Accident McDonnell Douglas MD-88 N921DL, Friday 31 January 2014

Date:	Friday 31 January 2014
Time:	08:30
Type:	McDonnell Douglas MD-88
Owner/operator:	Delta Air Lines
Registration:	N921DL
MSN:	49645/1480
Year of manufacture:	1988
Total airframe hrs:	65507 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 144
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial, repaired
Category:	Accident
Location:	Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA (ATL) - United States of America
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Atlanta-William B. Hartsfield International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL)
Destination airport:	Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

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 investigation: