# Incident 19991105031139I: Boeing 727222, Rochester, NY, November 5, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1999, 13:41 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7279U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7279U-2006-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-1 (registry code 52044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D
- People aboard: 67
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991105031139I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1999 AT 1341 LOCAL, UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 550 WAS TAXIING TO GATE 22 AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN PATRICK J. BOWMAN AND WAS TAXIING WITH THE NOSE GEAR ON THE YELLOW LINE DENOTING THE CENTERLINE OF THE TAXIWAY.  AS THE AIRCRAFT NEARED THE GATE AREA, A SLIGHT THUMP WAS FELT AND THE FLIGHT CREW THOUGHT THEY HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING WITH A TIRE.  AFTER PARKING AT THE GATE AND SECURING THE AIRCRAFT, A POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT HAND WING TIP WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED AND A LONG PIECE OF METAL WAS DANGLING FROM THE WING TIP.  THE CREW LEARNED THAT THEY HAD STRUCK A TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED JUST OFF THE TARMAC IN AN AREA OF CONSTRUCTION IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE TAXIWAY.  UALA MAINTENANCE CREWS ARRIVED LATER IN THE DAY AND REPAIRED THE AIRCRAFT TO ALLOW A FERRY FLIGHT TO A UNITED AIRLINES MAINTENANCE BASE WHERE FINAL REPAIRS WERE ACCOMPLISHED.  SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE YELLOW "CENTERLINE" HAD JUST BEEN REPAINTED ON THE TAXIWAY BY CONTRACTORS INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AT THE AIRPORT.  THE PREVIOUS LINE WAS DISPLACED A NUMBER OF FEET TO PROV IDE CLEARANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES WORKING AT THE PERIMETER OF THE TAXIWAY. THIS INCIDENT IS BEING TURNED OVER TO FAA AIRPORTS DIVISION.  FURTHER DISCUSSION WILL BE SCHEDULED WITH THE CHIEF PILOT OF UALA.

## Other reports on N7279U (2)

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

- [Incident 19950705047489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950705047489I), Jul 5, 1995: Boeing 727200 (N7279U), Kansas City, MO. Narrative: uala flight 704, July 5, 1996 was properly dispatched from denver, Colorado to Kansas City, Missouri with 21800 pounds of fuel. Kansas City weather…
- [Incident 19810521033459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810521033459I), May 21, 1981: Boeing 727222 (N7279U), Chicago, IL. Precautionary NR2 engine shutdown. Maintenance replaced oil bypass pressure switch.

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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