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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC981 · Washington, DC · August 11, 2000

Date: August 11, 2000 · 20:00 local
Place: Washington, DC
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: MWEA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N803ME
Reported as: Doug DC981
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,618 total3,417 in this make and model162 in the last 90 days

N803MERegistration cancelled Mar 23, 2009 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81)S/N 48029 · Built 1980 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-81(MD-81)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft was approaching the gate when the right wing outboard leading edge struck a refueling nozzle on a parked fuel truck. Apparently the young lady wing walking the right wing did not notice that the fuel truck was slightly parked inside the safety line. The right wing walker stated that she tried to signal the lead marsheler to stop the aircraft. The marshler stated that everything looked clear according to both wing walkers and that he did not realize that the aircraft had struck the fuel truck until after the plane was parked on the spot. The aircraft received minor damage to the right wing outboard leading edge slat and was ferried out for repair. The fuel truck was not damaged. This investigation is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING THE GATE WHEN THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE STRUCK A REFUELING NOZZLE ON A PARKED FUEL TRUCK. APPARENTLY THE YOUNG LADY WING WALKING THE RIGHT WING DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE FUEL TRUCK WAS SLIGHTLY PARKED INSIDE THE SAFETY LINE. THE RIGHT WING WALKER STATED THAT SHE TRIED TO SIGNAL THE LEAD MARSHELER TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE MARSHLER STATED THAT EVERYTHING LOOKED CLEAR ACCORDING TO BOTH WING WALKERS AND THAT HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD STRUCK THE FUEL TRUCK UNTIL AFTER THE PLANE WAS PARKED ON THE SPOT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE SLAT AND WAS FERRIED OUT FOR REPAIR. THE FUEL TRUCK WAS NOT DAMAGED. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N803ME · 2

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

Incident 20040920022799INormal Cruise · Omaha, NE(-23) Midwest airlines, inc., flight 827, enroute milwaukee, WI, to denver, CO, diverted into Omaha, NE, after the captain's front windshield outer panel cracked in flight. The aircraft landed without further incident. Company mechanics removed and replaced…Sep 20, 2004 Incident 20020405009039IForced/Precautionary Landing · Kansas City, MO(-23) On April 5, 2002, midwest express airlines, N803ME, flt 82, reported to ATC that it had a gear problem on take off from mci. An emergency was declared a/c landed without incident. The a/c log entry indicated that the left main gear indicated "unsafe"…Apr 5, 2002