20020612020799I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-832 · Minneapolis, MN · June 12, 2002

Date
June 12, 2002 · 20:53 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N371DA
Reported as
Boeing 737832
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,700 total510 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircrat was taxiing to gate E11 at kmsp airport. Gate was unfamiliar to ground crew utilizing the Boeing-737-800 series aircraft. Aircraft left wing leading edge wing slat contacted a ground service vehicle servicing an aircraft at adjacent gate (E13). Ground marshalls observed impeding problem too later. Marshalls did call for stop, but too late. Aircraft was pushed back with tug following stop and positioned at gate. Contract maintenance was notified and maintenance performed. Aircraft approved for return to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAT WAS TAXIING TO GATE E11 AT KMSP AIRPORT. GATE WAS UNFAMILIAR TO GROUND CREW UTILIZING THE BOEING-737-800 SERIES AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT LEFT WING LEADING EDGE WING SLAT CONTACTED A GROUND SERVICE VEHICLE SERVICING AN AIRCRAFT AT ADJACENT GATE (E13). GROUND MARSHALLS OBSERVED IMPEDING PROBLEM TOO LATER. MARSHALLS DID CALL FOR STOP, BUT TOO LATE. AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED BACK WITH TUG FOLLOWING STOP AND POSITIONED AT GATE. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.