# Incident 19780625036189I: Boeing 72723, San Francisco, CA, June 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1978, 21:00 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AAL
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1975, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1975-2012-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-23 (registry code 1384004, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72723
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625036189I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FOOD CATERING TRUCK WHILE BEING TAXIED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

## Other reports on N1975 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850813042629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850813042629I), Aug 13, 1985: Boeing 72723 (N1975), Tulsa, OK. Loss of hydraulic fluid due to failed spoiler return line. Precautionary landing for repair.
- [Incident 19831201069419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831201069419I), Dec 1, 1983: Boeing 72723 (N1975), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Smoke in cabin. Found overheated oven. Made precautionary landing en route. No damage found.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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