# Incident 20000112000069I: Boeing 72721, Charlotte, NC, January 12, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2000, 05:30 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: RYNA
- Location: 35.2132° N, 80.9514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (CLT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2132&lon=-80.9514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N356QS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N356QS-2014-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-21 (registry code 1384003, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D series (registry code 52053, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 72721
- Reported engine: PWA JT8*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000112000069I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N536QS OPERATED BY RYAN INTL LANDED AT THE CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL AIRPORT ON 01/12/2000 AT APPROXIMATELY 0530 LCL.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TAXIED BY THE PIC, CAPTAIN FLORA WHEN IT TURNED OFF TAXIWAY C AT C8 AND ENTERED THE UNCONTROLLED RAMP AREA DESIGNED FOR THE PARKING OF RYAN INTL FLIGHTS.  AS THE PIC TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT, HE FOLLOWED THE CENTERLINE OF A TEMPORARY TAXIWAY PAINTED ON THE TARMAC, THE LEFT OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE SLAT, WING TIP AND NAVIGATION LIGHT ASSEMBLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN UNMANNED PARKED CATERING TRUCK.  THE TRUCK WAS NOT PARKED IN THE TAXIWAY.  MINOR DAMAGE OCCURED TO THE AIRCRAFT.  REPLACEMENT OF THE LEADING EDGE SLAT, WING TIP[ AND NAVIGATION LIGHT ASSEMBLY WITH MINOR SHEET METAL REPAIRS WAS REQUIRED TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.  THE CATERING TRUCK HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ITS CARGO AREA.  SINCE THIS INCIDENT THE TEMPORARY TAXIWAYS LINE HAVE BEEN PAINTED OUT.  FROM THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE TO THE TRUCK 56 FT. 10 IN. AND THE AIRCRAFT'S CENTERLINE TO WINGTIP 55 FT.

## Other reports on N356QS (2)

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

- [Incident 19971112041589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971112041589I), Nov 12, 1997: Boeing 72721 (N356QS), Omaha, NE. Narrative: N356QS,B-727-21, being operated as ryan flight 524 from dayton, Ohio to Omaha, Nebraska experienced a loss of b system hydraulic fluid.…
- [Incident 19940118004159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940118004159I), Jan 18, 1994: Boeing 72721 (N356QS), Nashville, TN. Narrative: on 1/18/94, ryan 205, a B-727-21, N356QS, departed Nashville, TN (bna), for dayton, OH. After takeoff, ryan 205 reported that he had a vibration in…

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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