# Incident 19990704041629I: Airbus A320211, Memphis, TN, July 4, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1999, 07:54 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: Memphis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N306US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N306US-2006-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-211 (registry code 3930320, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320211
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990704041629I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DUE TO FUEL SERVICE INTERNATIONAL INC.'S FUELING AT MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NWAA A320, AIRCRAFT #N306US, AT 0754 CDT HAD MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE PYLON AND FUELING COUPLING. DAMAGE WAS FROM FUEL TRUCK.  FUELER FAILED TO PROPERLY BLOCK THE TRUCK AND INTERLOCK BYPASS.  FUELER WAS TERMINATED.  TRAINING UPGRADE FOR BACKUP EMPLOYEES TO MONITOR SECURING AND MOVING THE FUEL TRUCK AND FUELER EMPLOYEES.  FAA GEOGRAPHIC SURVEILLANCE TO BE INCREASED.

## Other reports on N306US (2)

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

- [Incident 19961003038219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961003038219I), Oct 3, 1996: Airbus A320211 (N306US), New York, NY. Narrative: during take-off roll #1 engine experienced a contained failure. Root cause of investigation in progress.
- [Incident 19900810052699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900810052699I), Aug 10, 1990: Airbus A320231 (N306US), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Aft lower fuselage contacted runway on landing. No reason for incident apparent.

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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