# Incident 20001204022049I: Boeing 727222, San Francisco, CA, December 4, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2000, 21:35 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: San Francisco International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 37.6188° N, 122.3754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN FRANCISCO INTL (SFO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6188&lon=-122.3754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7258U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7258U-2003-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-222 (registry code 1384073, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727222
- Reported engine: PWA JT8D15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001204022049I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON DECEMBER 04, 2000, AN UNITED AIRLINES INC. (UAL) BOEING 727-222 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N7258U, NOSE NUMBER 7158, FLIGHT NUMBER 1447 WAS BEING PUSHED BACK AND TAXIED FOR MAINTENANCE AT THE SAN FRANCISO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. DURING PUSHBACK OPERATION, AN UNITED EXPRESS PASSENGER BUS CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE PASSENGER BUS WAS CONSEQUENTLY TURNED OVER, AND THREE PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE AILERON. LEFT WING OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP AND LEFT WING TIP.  AN INTENSIVE INSPECTION OF THE LEFT WING AND THE DAMAGED COMPONENTS ARE TAKING PLACE FOR REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR.  A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION IS BEING SUBMITTED TO UAL SUGGESTING THAT DURING PUSHBACK OF AIRCRAFT, AN ADDITIONAL PERSON BE ADDED IN ITS MAINTENANCE MANUAL PROCEDURES.

## Other reports on N7258U (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900525035439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900525035439I), May 25, 1990: Boeing 727222 (N7258U), Omaha, NE. A system hydraulic failure. Landed without incident. Spoiler actuator was leaking.
- [Incident 19841017061669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841017061669I), Oct 17, 1984: Boeing 727222 (N7258U), Chicago, IL. Flight arrived at destination airport with only 28 minutes fuel on board. Had priority handling for landing.
- [Incident 19800315038419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315038419I), Mar 15, 1980: Boeing 727222 (N7258U), Chicago, IL. Flight encountered wake turbulence during descent. Flight attendant injured.

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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