# Accident 20030801020079A: Boeing 717200, Atlanta, GA, August 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2003, 15:12 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ZZDA
- Location: 33.6403° N, 84.4269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6403&lon=-84.4269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N970AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N970AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 717-200 (registry code 1383700, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-717-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce BR-700 series (registry code 54565, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-br-700-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 717200
- People aboard: 118
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030801020079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 1ST, 2003 DURING A POWERBACK FROM GATE 17A (1512 HOURS) BY AN AIRTRAN AIRWAYS AIRCRAFT N970AT, A B-717-200. THE LEFT WING TIP TRAILING EDGE AND AILERON STRUCK A DELTA AIRLINES, INC UNIT LOADING DEVICE (ULD) WHICH WAS BEING PULLED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THREE OTHER ULDS ON TRANSPORTERS BY A TUG. THE TUG WAS TRAVELING EAST ON SPINE RD FROM C CONCOURSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND #4 ULD, WHICH WAS KNOCKED OFF THE TRANSPORTER. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED AND DAMAGE WAS INSPECTED. AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED BACK INTO GATE C-17 AND PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED NORMALLY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL03LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA124), Aug 1, 2003: Boeing 717-200 (N970AT), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the ground crew to follow powerback procedures and directives.

## Other reports on N970AT (1)

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

- [Incident 20121009022819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121009022819I), Oct 9, 2012: Boeing 717-200 (N970AT), Milwaukee, WI, Minor damage. Airtran airways flight 658, a Boeing 717-200, N970AT, had just parked at gate C23 and began deplaning when it was sturck by a catering vehicle on the left…

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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