What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: while being marshalled on the ramp to the parking spot, the left wing out board slat struck a fuel truck that was parked with part of it in the circle of safety. There was a wing walker on the right side of the a/c but none on the left side. The damage to the slat was a two inch hole in the leading edge of the slat. Contract maintenance (usair) visually inspected the slats and had the crew cycle, the flaps, and slats two times. Operation of the slats was normal. The aircraft was ferried to atl, and the dala cmo was notified of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: WHILE BEING MARSHALLED ON THE RAMP TO THE PARKING SPOT, THE LEFT WING OUT BOARD SLAT STRUCK A FUEL TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED WITH PART OF IT IN THE CIRCLE OF SAFETY. THERE WAS A WING WALKER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE A/C BUT NONE ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE DAMAGE TO THE SLAT WAS A TWO INCH HOLE IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SLAT. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE (USAIR) VISUALLY INSPECTED THE SLATS AND HAD THE CREW CYCLE, THE FLAPS, AND SLATS TWO TIMES. OPERATION OF THE SLATS WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO ATL, AND THE DALA CMO WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT.
Other reports on N508DA · 3
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