19990914031149I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727222 · Newark, NJ · September 14, 1999

Date: September 14, 1999 · 22:20 local
Place: Newark, NJ
Airport: Newark International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: UALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7298U
Reported as: Boeing 727222
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,052 total5,159 in this make and model219 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot taxied aircraft to gate 12 without the assistance of guide when left wing tip struck a contractor's dump truck that was parked performing surface repair work. Left wing tip damaged and outboard leading edge slat. Uala safety personnel to take necessary discipline action on flight crew. 11/16/1999 amendment: port authority accident report indicates that the pilot was taxiing to the right, the safe side, of the yellow taxi line. The construction vehicle was positioned improperly so as to present an unlighted hazard to the incident aircraft. A copy of the report was forwarded to FAA airports division for enforcement action against the port authority of new york and new jersey.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT TAXIED AIRCRAFT TO GATE 12 WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF GUIDE WHEN LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A CONTRACTOR'S DUMP TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED PERFORMING SURFACE REPAIR WORK. LEFT WING TIP DAMAGED AND OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE SLAT. UALA SAFETY PERSONNEL TO TAKE NECESSARY DISCIPLINE ACTION ON FLIGHT CREW. 11/16/1999 AMENDMENT: PORT AUTHORITY ACCIDENT REPORT INDICATES THAT THE PILOT WAS TAXIING TO THE RIGHT, THE SAFE SIDE, OF THE YELLOW TAXI LINE. THE CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE WAS POSITIONED IMPROPERLY SO AS TO PRESENT AN UNLIGHTED HAZARD TO THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT. A COPY OF THE REPORT WAS FORWARDED TO FAA AIRPORTS DIVISION FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.