Airbus A319 114 N369NB

Summary

On 6 March 2017 at about 18:10 local time, a Airbus A319 114 registered N369NB, operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, California, United States. 121 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 March 2017 at 18:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Los Angeles, California, United States

Nearest airport

Los Angeles International (LAX)

Coordinates

33.9425, -118.4081

Aircraft

Airbus A319 114

Registration

N369NB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2003

Engines

2

Operator

Delta Air Lines

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Los Angeles → New Orleans

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DCA17CA087

1 person was seriously injured.

malfunction of the parking brake electrical control valve that resulted in a sudden stop.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On March 6, 2017, about 1010 Pacific standard time, Delta Air Lines flight 429, an Airbus A319-114, N369NB, experienced an abrupt stop after being stopped with the parking break set, while taxiing for takeoff at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles, California. Of the 117 passengers and crew onboard, one flight attendant was seriously injured.  The airplane was not damaged.  The regularly scheduled passenger flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 from LAX to New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana. The captain stated that pushback, initial engine start, and taxi were normal. When the airplane was number 5 in line taxiing for takeoff, he started the second engine.  He then stopped the airplane in line, set the parking brake, and began the "delayed after-start check", when he noticed that the airplane was rolling. He then looked down and verified that the parking brake was set, which it was, and as he was applying the brakes they locked, and the airplane came to a "jarring stop". At the time of the sudden stop, the lead flight attendant (FA) was performing safety checks in the first-class galley and was thrown into the galley. After being informed of the FAs injury, the captain returned the flight to the gate where they were met by paramedics.  The FA was transported to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a broken rib. Maintenance personnel examined the airplane after the accident and found the circuit breaker for the parking brake electrical control valve popped.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.