20001206023989I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC982 · Orlando, FL · December 6, 2000

Date
December 6, 2000 · 21:26 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N16895
Reported as
Doug DC982

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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 December 6, 2000, a signature flight support beltloader caused minor damage to the door sill plate and lower skin under the aft cargo pit area. A antenna was also broken. The throttle cable on the beltloader stuck and would not return to idle. Signature flight support put an out of service-red tag on the beltloader and replaced the throttle cable. They also inspected all motorized equipment on the Continental ramp and found no other throttle issues. The signature employee completed a drug test as company policy dictates after an incident. The results were negative and the employee returned to work. The a/c was repaired and returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON DECEMBER 6, 2000, A SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT BELTLOADER CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE DOOR SILL PLATE AND LOWER SKIN UNDER THE AFT CARGO PIT AREA. A ANTENNA WAS ALSO BROKEN. THE THROTTLE CABLE ON THE BELTLOADER STUCK AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO IDLE. SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT PUT AN OUT OF SERVICE-RED TAG ON THE BELTLOADER AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE CABLE. THEY ALSO INSPECTED ALL MOTORIZED EQUIPMENT ON THE CONTINENTAL RAMP AND FOUND NO OTHER THROTTLE ISSUES. THE SIGNATURE EMPLOYEE COMPLETED A DRUG TEST AS COMPANY POLICY DICTATES AFTER AN INCIDENT. THE RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE AND THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK. THE A/C WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.