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FAA incident report · Boeing 75723N · Chicago, IL · September 17, 2000

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Date
September 17, 2000 · 05:35 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago Midway
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AMTA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N518AT
Reported as
Boeing 75723N
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce RB211535E4
People aboard
183
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
30,000 total3,500 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On 9-17-00 a stair truck #2272 struck amta flight #108 while the a/c was waiting to taxi up to gate B-12. The a/c commander had stopped taxi while waiting for positioning of the jetway. The jetway automatic leveler was inoperative, therefore amta personnel were attempting to position a stair truck for passenger deplaning when the driver struck the left aileron and wing tip. There were no reported injuries to passengers or crew. Maintenance inspected the a/c and found damage in the left airleron, wing tip and wing tip position light assembly. Maintenance supervisor indicated there were no required special/conditional inspections in the maintenance manual regarding this type damage to the a/c. maintenance removed and replaced the following: left outboard aileron per chapter 27-11-21, the left mid and aft wing tip and the left aft position light assembly per chapter 57-31-01. Operational checks of the affected flight controls and illuminations systems were normal. The a/c was authorized for return to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 9-17-00 A STAIR TRUCK #2272 STRUCK AMTA FLIGHT #108 WHILE THE A/C WAS WAITING TO TAXI UP TO GATE B-12. THE A/C COMMANDER HAD STOPPED TAXI WHILE WAITING FOR POSITIONING OF THE JETWAY. THE JETWAY AUTOMATIC LEVELER WAS INOPERATIVE, THEREFORE AMTA PERSONNEL WERE ATTEMPTING TO POSITION A STAIR TRUCK FOR PASSENGER DEPLANING WHEN THE DRIVER STRUCK THE LEFT AILERON AND WING TIP. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO PASSENGERS OR CREW. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE A/C AND FOUND DAMAGE IN THE LEFT AIRLERON, WING TIP AND WING TIP POSITION LIGHT ASSEMBLY. MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR INDICATED THERE WERE NO REQUIRED SPECIAL/CONDITIONAL INSPECTIONS IN THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL REGARDING THIS TYPE DAMAGE TO THE A/C. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FOLLOWING: LEFT OUTBOARD AILERON PER CHAPTER 27-11-21, THE LEFT MID AND AFT WING TIP AND THE LEFT AFT POSITION LIGHT ASSEMBLY PER CHAPTER 57-31-01. OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE AFFECTED FLIGHT CONTROLS AND ILLUMINATIONS SYSTEMS WERE NORMAL. THE A/C WAS AUTHORIZED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.