# Incident 20021219033519I: Doug DC1030F, Miami, FL, December 19, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2002, 15:00 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: GCOA
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N612GC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N612GC-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30F (registry code 3023504, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-10-30f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-6 series (registry code 30020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-6-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUG DC1030F
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021219033519I

## Narrative

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

(-23) TODAY WHEN AIRCRAFT N612 ARRIVED MIAMI DOING A LANCHILE FLIGHT 4614 ORIGINATING FROM BOGOTA, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED BY A FMC COMMANDER LOADER THAT BELONGS TO WORLD WIDE, WHICH IS THE GROUND HANDLING COMPANY FOR LANCHILE. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS OF THE INCIDENT IN DISCUSSION. THE AIRCRAFT BLOCKED IN AT 19:55 Z. I DID MY WALK AROUND UPON ARRIVAL AND THERE WERE NO VISIBLE DAMAGES ON THE AIRCRAFT. ALL GROUND EQUIPMENT WAS PARKED AROUND THE AIRCRAFT WAITING FOR THE FLIGHT TO CLEAR CUSTOMS TO START THE OFF-LOAD. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED CUSTOMS AT 20:10 Z, ONCE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED WORLD WIDE PROCEEDED TO OFF-LOAD THE AIRPLANE. AS THEY APPROACHED THE AFT LOWER DECK WITH THE LOADER TO OPEN THE CARGO DOOR THE LOADER PUNCTURE A WHOLE ON THE SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE LOADER OPERATORS FAILED TO MOVE THE GUIDE RAIL BEFORE APPROACHING THE VESSEL. THE EQUIPMENT OPERATORS WERE MR. M. COZIER AND RONEY ST. LOUIS. ACCIDENT REPORTS WERE MADE BY METRO DADE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND DADE COUNTY AVIATION DEPARTMENT. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED AND FINALLY AIRCRAFT BLOCKED OUT AT 23:20 Z, ONE HOUR AND TWENTY MINUTES LATE.

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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