What happened
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(-23) American trans air flight 592, B727, at the gate at Boston, was struck by a construction vehicle (rubber tired front end bucket loader) at 0606 EST, 11/20/00. The vehicle struck the right wingtip, trailing edge. No injuries to 99 passengers on board and seven crew. There was damage to the right rear trailing edge of the wing tip. The logbook stated:"damage between stinger light and tip of right wing trailing edge, trailing edge bent up four inches, composites cracked, and broken, log page 219762". The wing tip was replaced. Distribution: AFS-620-original, cc: ANE-230, NE-01SPM, NE-01 file, ANM-100, NTSB, certificate holding district office (chdo) for American trans air (amta) indianapolis flight standards district office (GL11) 8303 west southern avenue, indianapolis, Indiana 46241.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AMERICAN TRANS AIR FLIGHT 592, B727, AT THE GATE AT BOSTON, WAS STRUCK BY A CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE (RUBBER TIRED FRONT END BUCKET LOADER) AT 0606 EST, 11/20/00. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE RIGHT WINGTIP, TRAILING EDGE. NO INJURIES TO 99 PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND SEVEN CREW. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR TRAILING EDGE OF THE WING TIP. THE LOGBOOK STATED:"DAMAGE BETWEEN STINGER LIGHT AND TIP OF RIGHT WING TRAILING EDGE, TRAILING EDGE BENT UP FOUR INCHES, COMPOSITES CRACKED, AND BROKEN, LOG PAGE 219762". THE WING TIP WAS REPLACED. DISTRIBUTION: AFS-620-ORIGINAL, CC: ANE-230, NE-01SPM, NE-01 FILE, ANM-100, NTSB, CERTIFICATE HOLDING DISTRICT OFFICE (CHDO) FOR AMERICAN TRANS AIR (AMTA) INDIANAPOLIS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (GL11) 8303 WEST SOUTHERN AVENUE, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46241.
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