# Incident 20010523008789I: Boeing 7377H4, Raleigh-Durham, NC, May 23, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2001
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N766SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N766SW-2020-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-7H4 (registry code 1384404, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7377H4
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010523008789I

## Narrative

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

(-23)SOMETIME DURING THE NIGHT, AN UNMANNED, UNCONTROLLED US AIRWAYS LAVATORY TRUCK ROLLED ACROSS TAXIWAYS "G" AND "H" AND STRUCK A PARKED SOUTHWEST AIRLINES B737 IN THE #2 ENGINE COWLING.  AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL COWLING REPLACEMENT WAS ACCOMPLISHED LATER THAT DAY.

## Other reports on N766SW (1)

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

- [Accident 20160827021249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160827021249A), Aug 27, 2016: Boeing 737-7H4 (N766SW), Pascagoula, MS, Substantial damage. On August 27, 2016, at approximately 0920 local, southwest flight 3472 departed louis armstrong new orleans international airport, LA. Enroute to orlando…

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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