# Incident 20001029024639I: Bac AVRO146RJ85A, Minneapolis, MN, October 29, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2000, 20:00 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MALA
- Location: 44.9800° N, 93.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneapolis, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9800&lon=-93.2638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N531XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N531XJ-2007-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A (registry code 1500097, https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-avro-146-rj85a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Alliedsign LF507-1F (registry code 02503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/alliedsign-lf507-1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAC AVRO146RJ85A
- Reported engine: LYC LF5071F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001029024639I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) MESABA CATERING TRUCK BACKED INTO LH AILERON CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LH AILERON AND WING STRUCTURE, AFTER SERVICING ANOTHER AIRPLANE. DRIVER OF TRUCK FAILED TO FOLLOW MESABA PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN COMPANY STATION OPERATIONS MANUAL (SOM), BY NOT UTILIZING A GUIDE. MESABA'S SOM STATES "A GUIDE MUST BE UTILIZED DURING ALL BACKING MOVEMENTS AND IN CONGESTED AREAS" MESABA'S SAFETY DEPARTMENT HAS ESTABLISHED A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN TO AUDIT FUELING, BAGGAGE HANDLING, JET BRIDGE OPERATIONS AND CATERING TRUCK SAFETY CONCERNS AND REVISE OPERATING PROCEDURES TO REDUCE A/C DAMAGE INCIDENTS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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