What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On June 28, 2000 at approximately 1140 am an international air handlers baggage cart #T-2 became unhitched and struck an ata Boeing-727, registration N767AT,while the aircraft was taxing to a "c" concourse gate at mdw airport. There were no injuries to passengers or crew. The vechicle driver stated the aircraft turned in front of him and he made a sharp turn to avoid the aircraft and one of the carts came lose and struck the right side of the aircraft. The right outboard aft flap was damaged and had to be replaced. The flap was removed and replaced and op checked iaw the 727 m/m, chapter 27-51-12. Investigation by mdw ground operations revealed the tow hitch pin safety on the subject cart was missing. International air handlers replaced the baggage cart pin in question with a newly designed baggage cart tow hitch safety pin that is supposed to preclude this type of occurrence.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON JUNE 28, 2000 AT APPROXIMATELY 1140 AM AN INTERNATIONAL AIR HANDLERS BAGGAGE CART #T-2 BECAME UNHITCHED AND STRUCK AN ATA BOEING-727, REGISTRATION N767AT,WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXING TO A "C" CONCOURSE GATE AT MDW AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS OR CREW. THE VECHICLE DRIVER STATED THE AIRCRAFT TURNED IN FRONT OF HIM AND HE MADE A SHARP TURN TO AVOID THE AIRCRAFT AND ONE OF THE CARTS CAME LOSE AND STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT OUTBOARD AFT FLAP WAS DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FLAP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND OP CHECKED IAW THE 727 M/M, CHAPTER 27-51-12. INVESTIGATION BY MDW GROUND OPERATIONS REVEALED THE TOW HITCH PIN SAFETY ON THE SUBJECT CART WAS MISSING. INTERNATIONAL AIR HANDLERS REPLACED THE BAGGAGE CART PIN IN QUESTION WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED BAGGAGE CART TOW HITCH SAFETY PIN THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PRECLUDE THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE.