What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: aircraft was parked on the east end of the east freight ramp. The aircraft was loaded with crew on board, waiting on door safety check and push back for taxi. At approximately 24:00, a forklift was driven into the aft left wing of the aircraft. The forklift was traveling forward to the freight building with the fork unit in the raised position. The forklift driver did not see the aircraft, and assumed he would pass okay under the wing. Maintnance personnel inspected the aircraft and found damage to the aft left wing panel, located inboard of the wing tip and outboard of the aileron. The panel was crushed and distorted approximately 1.5 feet inboard of the wing tip. The whole panel is approximately 5 feet long and 3 feet wide. Maintenance personnel repaired damage and replaced the panel. The aircraft was released 15 hours later for service. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON THE EAST END OF THE EAST FREIGHT RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH CREW ON BOARD, WAITING ON DOOR SAFETY CHECK AND PUSH BACK FOR TAXI. AT APPROXIMATELY 24:00, A FORKLIFT WAS DRIVEN INTO THE AFT LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE FORKLIFT WAS TRAVELING FORWARD TO THE FREIGHT BUILDING WITH THE FORK UNIT IN THE RAISED POSITION. THE FORKLIFT DRIVER DID NOT SEE THE AIRCRAFT, AND ASSUMED HE WOULD PASS OKAY UNDER THE WING. MAINTNANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND DAMAGE TO THE AFT LEFT WING PANEL, LOCATED INBOARD OF THE WING TIP AND OUTBOARD OF THE AILERON. THE PANEL WAS CRUSHED AND DISTORTED APPROXIMATELY 1.5 FEET INBOARD OF THE WING TIP. THE WHOLE PANEL IS APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET LONG AND 3 FEET WIDE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPAIRED DAMAGE AND REPLACED THE PANEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED 15 HOURS LATER FOR SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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