# Incident 19940120005199I: Boeing 7373B7, Charlotte, NC, January 20, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1994, 21:14 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 35.2132° N, 80.9514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (CLT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2132&lon=-80.9514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N528AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N528AU-2005-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3B7 (registry code 138447F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3b7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373B7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,440 total, 3,273 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940120005199I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE TOW-BAR CONNECTING THE AIRPLANE TO THE TOW TUG HAD A BOLT SHEAR IN HALF WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FROM GATE C-5. THE TOW-BAR HAD THE WRONG TYPE BOLTS INSTALLED IN THE "STANLEY" HEAD OF THE TOW-BAR. AS A RESULT OF THE SHEARD BOLT, THE AIRPLANE BROKE FREE OF THE TUG, ROLLED FORWARD, AND HIT THE TUG. THE DRIVER OF THE TUG HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRPLANE BETWEEN FUSELAGE STATION #360 AND 440.

## Other reports on N528AU (1)

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

- [Incident 19900411014269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900411014269I), Apr 11, 1990: Boeing 7373B7 (N528AU), St Louis, MO. Child got finger in cart door hinge. First aid by doctor passenger. Diverted for hospitalization.

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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