Incident · 2007-01-10

NTSB case OPS07IA002 · Boeing 757-212 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2007-01-10
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 757-212 (N750AT)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: DELTA AIRLINES INC DFW BASE MAINTENANCE Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): DELTA AIRLINES INC DFW BASE MAINTENANCE

Probable cause

This incident was caused by the local controller's issuance of an improper takeoff clearance to DAL1606. Contributing was the failure of the oncoming and outgoing local controllers to provide and receive a complete position relief briefing; and the oncoming controller's failure to use all available information sources to facilitate situational awareness.

Source: NTSB case OPS07IA002

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

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