# Incident 20010603012209I: Saab 340B, Boston, MA, June 3, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2001, 12:00 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 42.3629° N, 71.0064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (BOS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3629&lon=-71.0064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N236AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N236AE-2019-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab-Scania SAAB 340B (registry code 7860101, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-scania-saab-340b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CT7-SER series (registry code 30031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-ct7-ser-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 340B
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010603012209I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY UNLICENSED OPERATOR DURING PREPARATION OF BAGGAGE UNLOADING. DAMAGE CONSISTED TO TWO FOOT LONG TEAR IN FUSELAGE FROM JUST BELOW AFT CARGO DOOR TO BOTTOM CENTERLINE OF FUSELAGE.  OPERATOR WAS A NEW HIRE AND UNLICENSED.  BELT LOADER OPERATOR WAS CITED BY MASSPORT FOR BEING UNLICENCED.  COMPANY WAS CITED FOR NOT NOTIFYING MASSPORT WITHIN 30 MINUTES FOR DAMAGE INVOLVING AN AIRCRAFT.

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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