19990819025769I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-3H4 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · August 19, 1999

Date: August 19, 1999 · 16:00 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N313SW
Reported as: Boeing 7373H4
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0

N313SWRegistration cancelled Sep 8, 2017 · Boeing 737-3H4S/N 23335 · Built 1986 Airframe modelBoeing 737-3H4 Engine 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.

(-23) Southwest customer service employeeprivacy data omitteddrove the lav. Service cart parallel to right wing towards the fuselage, then made a right turn to go parallel with the fuselage to place lav. Servicing cart in position for servicing forward lav. Forward left corner of lav. Cart struck the fuselage, puncturing skin, approx. 2" in length x 3/8" width.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) SOUTHWEST CUSTOMER SERVICE EMPLOYEE^PRIVACY DATA OM^DROVE THE LAV. SERVICE CART PARALLEL TO RIGHT WING TOWARDS THE FUSELAGE, THEN MADE A RIGHT TURN TO GO PARALLEL WITH THE FUSELAGE TO PLACE LAV. SERVICING CART IN POSITION FOR SERVICING FORWARD LAV. FORWARD LEFT CORNER OF LAV. CART STRUCK THE FUSELAGE, PUNCTURING SKIN, APPROX. 2" IN LENGTH X 3/8" WIDTH.

Other reports on N313SW · 3

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

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