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FAA incident report · Boeing 737-322 · San Jose, CA · September 28, 1998

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Date
September 28, 1998 · 09:30 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Airport
San Jose International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N369UA
Reported as
Boeing 737322
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,161 total3,529 in this make and model227 in the last 90 days
N369UARegistration cancelled Apr 5, 2011 · Boeing 737-322S/N 24538 · Built 1989Airframe modelBoeing 737-322Engine modelCFM International CFM56 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)At approximately 0930 PST, a Boeing 737, N369UA, flight 2622, operated by united airlines contacted the left wing, with a passenger loading stand. At the time of the incident, a united airline employee was signaling the aircraft into gate C-4. While the aircraft was coming into the gate, the left wingtip struck a passenger stand positioned to service the rear of the aircraft. Initiall, the employee was out in the middle of the gate to indicate to the flight crew that this was their gate. At this point, the employee checked the gate and the stand appeared to be clear of the gate area. As the employee backed up and to the captains side to guide the aircraft in, his view of the rear stand became partially blocked by the front passenger stand. As he was referencing the stop line for the aircraft and guiding it, he heard the impact, and stopped the aircraft. The left wing sustained only minor scrapes. No pilot deviation involved and no 8020-11 was generated. This concludes this investigation, therefore, this report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 PST, A BOEING 737, N369UA, FLIGHT 2622, OPERATED BY UNITED AIRLINES CONTACTED THE LEFT WING, WITH A PASSENGER LOADING STAND. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, A UNITED AIRLINE EMPLOYEE WAS SIGNALING THE AIRCRAFT INTO GATE C-4. WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMING INTO THE GATE, THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK A PASSENGER STAND POSITIONED TO SERVICE THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. INITIALL, THE EMPLOYEE WAS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GATE TO INDICATE TO THE FLIGHT CREW THAT THIS WAS THEIR GATE. AT THIS POINT, THE EMPLOYEE CHECKED THE GATE AND THE STAND APPEARED TO BE CLEAR OF THE GATE AREA. AS THE EMPLOYEE BACKED UP AND TO THE CAPTAINS SIDE TO GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT IN, HIS VIEW OF THE REAR STAND BECAME PARTIALLY BLOCKED BY THE FRONT PASSENGER STAND. AS HE WAS REFERENCING THE STOP LINE FOR THE AIRCRAFT AND GUIDING IT, HE HEARD THE IMPACT, AND STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR SCRAPES. NO PILOT DEVIATION INVOLVED AND NO 8020-11 WAS GENERATED. THIS CONCLUDES THIS INVESTIGATION, THEREFORE, THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.