19991030035109I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 747* · San Francisco, CA · October 30, 1999

Date: October 30, 1999 · 14:30 local
Place: San Francisco, CA
Airport: San Francisco International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: JACF
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: JA813
Reported as: Boeing 747*
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT9D7Q
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,203 total

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What happened

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

(-23) Actual aircraft registration number is JA8132 (foreign). A construction company was working near taxiway charlie at the San Francisco airport. Airfield operations instructed the construction crew not to go beyond the trench they were working on, which would have kept them clear of taxiway charlie. The crew of japan airlines cargo flight 6043, a FAR 129 operation, was instructed to taxi to RW28R via taxiways sierra, charlie and hold short of RW10L. While taxiing down taxiway charlie, as instructed, jal flight 6043'S number one engine struck a forklift which was parked tween the trench and the taxiway and in the safety area for sierra. The distance from the taxiway centerline to the equipment was paced off and it was the same as the distanced from the aircraft centerline to the number one engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACTUAL AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER IS JA8132 (FOREIGN). A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WAS WORKING NEAR TAXIWAY CHARLIE AT THE SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT. AIRFIELD OPERATIONS INSTRUCTED THE CONSTRUCTION CREW NOT TO GO BEYOND THE TRENCH THEY WERE WORKING ON, WHICH WOULD HAVE KEPT THEM CLEAR OF TAXIWAY CHARLIE. THE CREW OF JAPAN AIRLINES CARGO FLIGHT 6043, A FAR 129 OPERATION, WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO RW28R VIA TAXIWAYS SIERRA, CHARLIE AND HOLD SHORT OF RW10L. WHILE TAXIING DOWN TAXIWAY CHARLIE, AS INSTRUCTED, JAL FLIGHT 6043'S NUMBER ONE ENGINE STRUCK A FORKLIFT WHICH WAS PARKED TWEEN THE TRENCH AND THE TAXIWAY AND IN THE SAFETY AREA FOR SIERRA. THE DISTANCE FROM THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE TO THE EQUIPMENT WAS PACED OFF AND IT WAS THE SAME AS THE DISTANCED FROM THE AIRCRAFT CENTERLINE TO THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE.