# Incident 19960502017279I: Boeing 737322, Reno, NV, May 2, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1996, 14:01 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Cannon International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N360UA-2008-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-322 (registry code 138447Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737322
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960502017279I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT N360UA WAS PARKED AT GATE C1 WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY AN AMERICA WEST LAVATORY/WATER SERVICE TRUCK AT 020100PDT. THE B-737 SUSTAINED A GASH IN THE AREA OF THE UNDERBELLY ON THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT REAR DOOR, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 23 INCHES IN LENGTH AND 5 INCHES IN WIDTH. A RIB ON THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALSO DAMAGED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. UAL PERSONNEL ARRIVED ON MAY 2, 1996 TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. A MAINTENANCE DECISION WAS MADE BY UNITED AIRLINES PERSONNEL TO MAKE A TEMPORARY REPAIR AND FERRY THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO FOR A PERMANENT REPAIR. AFTER THE TEMPORARY REPAIR AND FERRY THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO FOR A PERMANENT REPAIR. AFTER THE TEMPORARY REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, N360UA DEPARTED RENO. NO FURTHER ACTION WAS REQUIRED. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N360UA (1)

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

- [Incident 19990913039019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990913039019I), Sep 13, 1999: Boeing 737322 (N360UA), Sioux Falls, SD. The #1 transfer bus circuit breaker on the P6-11 popped and the transfer bus did not trip off. It was reset and stayed in for 5 mintues. The circuit breaker…

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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