| Date: | Sunday 15 July 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83) |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N110HM |
| MSN: | 49787/1636 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, written off |
| Category: | OT |
| Location: | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX (DFW) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
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.
Sources:
PPruNe Forum thread
Images:
photo (c) Eddie Maloney; 01 March 2008; (CC:by-sa)
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