# Incident 19990819025769I: Boeing 7373H4, Ft Lauderdale, FL, August 19, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 26.0717° N, 80.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0717&lon=-80.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N313SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N313SW-2017-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3H4 (registry code 138447K, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373H4
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990819025769I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Incident 19910824050419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910824050419I), Aug 24, 1991: Boeing 7373H4 (N313SW), Harlingen, TX, Minor damage. During post flight inspection pilot found 75 percent of thrust reverser cowl missing.
- [Incident 19900528032469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900528032469I), May 28, 1990: Boeing 7373H4 (N313SW), Detroit, MI. Flight attendant reported to captain that several passengers were disruptive. Police met flight at destination.
- [Incident 19870224010409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870224010409I), Feb 24, 1987: Boeing 7373H4 (N313SW), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Fuel truck backed into aircraft which was taxiing into gate. Damage to flap and flap track assembly.

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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