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FAA incident report · Boeing 747-422 · Los Angeles, CA · October 5, 2000

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Date
October 5, 2000 · 14:00 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Los Angeles International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N122UA
Reported as
Boeing 747422
People aboard
367
Fatal injuries
0
N122UARegistered now · Boeing 747-422S/N 29168 · Built 1999Airframe modelBoeing 747-422Engine modelPratt & Whitney PW4000 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

(-23)On October 5, 2000 at approx 1343, united airlines flight 1, a Boeing 747-422, was taxing for departure runway 25 right, was instructed to taxi via taxiway bravo, taxiway charlie 4, and taxiway charlie. At taxiway charlie 4, the aircrafts number 1 engine struck a united airlines step van with 3 occupants. The van had departed the terminal going to the united maintenance hangar and was on the service road between taxiway bravo and charlie. At this time our investigation indicates that the van did not yield the right of way to the aircraft and was stopped beyond the stop for aircraft sign. The vans driver attempted to reverse but the van did not respond. After contact with the aircrafts number 1 engine, the van rolled with no injury to the occupants. The aircraft returned to gate 76 and the passengers were deplaned. Inspection of the number 1 engine revealed damage to the nose cowl and engine were removed for replacement and subsequent pylon inspection performed. An investigation united airlines and this office along with a written statement from eye witness privacy data omitted established that the vehicle was stopped well beyond the stop for aircraft sign. The vehicle dri ver was given a one week suspension without pay. The aircraft returned to service on October 9, 2000, after replacement of the engine, nose cowl, fan cowls, and pylon fuse pins. This office considers this matter closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON OCTOBER 5, 2000 AT APPROX 1343, UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 1, A BOEING 747-422, WAS TAXING FOR DEPARTURE RUNWAY 25 RIGHT, WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI VIA TAXIWAY BRAVO, TAXIWAY CHARLIE 4, AND TAXIWAY CHARLIE. AT TAXIWAY CHARLIE 4, THE AIRCRAFTS NUMBER 1 ENGINE STRUCK A UNITED AIRLINES STEP VAN WITH 3 OCCUPANTS. THE VAN HAD DEPARTED THE TERMINAL GOING TO THE UNITED MAINTENANCE HANGAR AND WAS ON THE SERVICE ROAD BETWEEN TAXIWAY BRAVO AND CHARLIE. AT THIS TIME OUR INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THE VAN DID NOT YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY TO THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS STOPPED BEYOND THE STOP FOR AIRCRAFT SIGN. THE VANS DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE BUT THE VAN DID NOT RESPOND. AFTER CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFTS NUMBER 1 ENGINE, THE VAN ROLLED WITH NO INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE 76 AND THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED. INSPECTION OF THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE COWL AND ENGINE WERE REMOVED FOR REPLACEMENT AND SUBSEQUENT PYLON INSPECTION PERFORMED. AN INVESTIGATION UNITED AIRLINES AND THIS OFFICE ALONG WITH A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM EYE WITNESS ^PRIVACY DATA O^ ESTABLISHED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WELL BEYOND THE STOP FOR AIRCRAFT SIGN. THE VEHICLE DRI VER WAS GIVEN A ONE WEEK SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE ON OCTOBER 9, 2000, AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE, NOSE COWL, FAN COWLS, AND PYLON FUSE PINS. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS MATTER CLOSED.