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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 7373B7 · Salt Lake City, UT · July 9, 2000

Date: July 9, 2000 · 23:20 local
Place: Salt Lake City, UT
Airport: Salt Lake City International
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N947WP
Reported as: Boeing 7373B7
People aboard: 78
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) Delta airlines Boeing 737 N947WP was parked at spot 11 on the north ramp waiting for thunderstorms to move out of the area. Four baggage carts parked in staging area at gate D-9 were blown into the left aft side of the aircraft approx. 175 yds away, causing a tear in the fuselage approx. 18 inches long and 10 inches wide. There were no injuries to the crew or passengers. The aircraft taxied back to the gate and deplaned the passengers. An investigation revealed that the brakes on the lead cart were set, however they were not properly adjusted to prevent the carts from moving under the windy conditions that existed at the airport.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DELTA AIRLINES BOEING 737 N947WP WAS PARKED AT SPOT 11 ON THE NORTH RAMP WAITING FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE OUT OF THE AREA. FOUR BAGGAGE CARTS PARKED IN STAGING AREA AT GATE D-9 WERE BLOWN INTO THE LEFT AFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT APPROX. 175 YDS AWAY, CAUSING A TEAR IN THE FUSELAGE APPROX. 18 INCHES LONG AND 10 INCHES WIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE CREW OR PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE AND DEPLANED THE PASSENGERS. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE BRAKES ON THE LEAD CART WERE SET, HOWEVER THEY WERE NOT PROPERLY ADJUSTED TO PREVENT THE CARTS FROM MOVING UNDER THE WINDY CONDITIONS THAT EXISTED AT THE AIRPORT.