Boeing MD-11 incident near Dublin, Ei, February 3, 2002
On February 3, 2002 at about 8:04 am local time, a Boeing MD-11, registered N803DE, suffered minor damage in an incident near Dublin. It was flown under scheduled airline rules (Part 121). No one was hurt; 181 people were on board or involved.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 3, 2002 · about 8:04 am local time
- Place
- Dublin, EI
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 181 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing MD-11
- Registration
- N803DE · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · scheduled airline rules (Part 121)
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Operator: Delta Air Lines INC
The flight
- Departed from: ATL Atlanta GA
- Destination: EIDW Dublin
- Flight plan: IFR
Weather at the time
- Wind: from 210° at 15 knots, gusting 27
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 14 | |||
| Passengers | 167 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Other NTSB records under N803DE the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.