Fri, Mar 31, 2006
When you stop to think about it, the traveling public tends to
take jetways -- those covered enclosures that carry us from the
terminal to our aircraft in air-conditioned comfort and protection
from the elements -- for granted.
Well, one jetway at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport was
evidently fed up with everyone walking all over it this week... and
decided to vent its aggravations on an unsuspecting MD-88 parked at
the Delta gate Monday.
The FAA Preliminary
Report (below) states the MD-88 receive serious injuries in the
attack, although no one else was apparently injured and no
passengers were onboard at the time.
Aero-News would like to remind our readers to be on the lookout
for these jetways on the edge. You never know when they're
going to snap.
** Report created 3/30/2006 Record 6
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 977DL
Make/Model: MD80 Description:
MD-81/82/83/87/88
Date: 03/27/2006 Time: 2200
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury:
None Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: CHARLOTTE State: NC Country:
US
DESCRIPTION
N977DL, A DELTA AIRLINES BOEING MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD88 ACFT,
WAS STRUCK
WHEN A JETWAY HIT ITS SIDE AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE SKIN,
NO INJURIES
REPORTED, CHARLOTTE, NC
INJURY DATA Total
Fatal: 0
# Crew: 0 Fat:
0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat:
0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Grnd:
Fat: 0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
WEATHER: NOT REPORTED
OTHER DATA
Departed:
Dep Date: Dep.
Time:
Destination:
Flt
Plan:
Wx Briefing:
Last Radio Cont:
Last Clearance:
FAA FSDO: CHARLOTTE, NC
(SO33)
Entry date: 03/28/2006
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