ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366390
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| Date: | Friday 10 August 1990 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-211 |
| Owner/operator: | Northwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N306US |
| MSN: | 60 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | CFM CFM56 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 159 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Chicago, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | St Paul, MN (KMSP) |
| (KORD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON AUGUST 17, 1990, AT APPROXIMATELY 1415 CDT, WHILE CONDUCTING A WALK AROUND INSPECTION IN PREPARATION FOR A DOMESTIC REVENUE FLIGHT, THE FIRST OFFICER DISCOVERED A FOUR FOOT SCRAPE ON THE AFT BELLY OF AIRBUS A320-211, N306US. THE TAIL STRIKE RENDERED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO CREW OR PASSENGERS REPORTED INJURIES. THE EXACT TIME AND PLACE OF THE EVENT WAS NOT VERIFIED. THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT WAS NORTHWEST FLIGHT 132, OPERATING FROM ST PAUL, MINNESOTA, TO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AS A PASSENGER REVENUE FLIGHT WITH NINE CREW AND 150 PASSENGERS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT(S) ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE TO AN EXCESSIVE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, EITHER DURING A TAKEOFF OR LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DCA90IA048
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 20:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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