What happened
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(-23) American trans air, inc. flight 253 was a scheduled passenger flight from Chicago Midway Airport (mdw) to the dallas-ft. worth airport (dfw) on August 16, 2000. This accident occurred during pushback from the gate. The driver of the pushback tractor reported that when he applied the brakes to the tractor, the steering wheel jumped in his hands and the tractor veered to the right. The tow bar subsequently fractured at the location of a weld and the aircraft impacted the tractor's mirror. The aircraft received a puncture about 8 inches long. The flight was cancelled. N764AT was inspected for severity of damage. The forward electronics equipment bay access door and frame were damaged necessitating repair and replacement. An airworthiness assessment was made and the aircraft was determined to be afe for a ferry flight to the American trans air inc. maintenance base in indianapolis, Indiana, for repairs. The forward e&e door was replaced in accordance with chapter 52-40-21 of the maintenance manual and the door cutout at (fs 219.8) was repaired in accordance with engineering authorization 727A-53R-4248.privacy data omitted privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AMERICAN TRANS AIR, INC. FLIGHT 253 WAS A SCHEDULED PASSENGER FLIGHT FROM CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT (MDW) TO THE DALLAS-FT. WORTH AIRPORT (DFW) ON AUGUST 16, 2000. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING PUSHBACK FROM THE GATE. THE DRIVER OF THE PUSHBACK TRACTOR REPORTED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO THE TRACTOR, THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPED IN HIS HANDS AND THE TRACTOR VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE TOW BAR SUBSEQUENTLY FRACTURED AT THE LOCATION OF A WELD AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TRACTOR'S MIRROR. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED A PUNCTURE ABOUT 8 INCHES LONG. THE FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED. N764AT WAS INSPECTED FOR SEVERITY OF DAMAGE. THE FORWARD ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT BAY ACCESS DOOR AND FRAME WERE DAMAGED NECESSITATING REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT. AN AIRWORTHINESS ASSESSMENT WAS MADE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED TO BE AFE FOR A FERRY FLIGHT TO THE AMERICAN TRANS AIR INC. MAINTENANCE BASE IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, FOR REPAIRS. THE FORWARD E&E DOOR WAS REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 52-40-21 OF THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND THE DOOR CUTOUT AT (FS 219.8) WAS REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION 727A-53R-4248.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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