What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Due to impending weather, a piedmont aircraft (N906HA) was holding off taxiway charlie with both engines shut down and APU running. Thunderstorm hit the airport and high winds caused a cargo container on a dolly to hit the parked aircraft in the left rear fuselage causing damage to same. Aircraft was inspected by piedmont maintenance after the storm and allowed taxi back to the gate to off load passengers. See attached piedmont airlines incident report and photocopies of the damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DUE TO IMPENDING WEATHER, A PIEDMONT AIRCRAFT (N906HA) WAS HOLDING OFF TAXIWAY CHARLIE WITH BOTH ENGINES SHUT DOWN AND APU RUNNING. THUNDERSTORM HIT THE AIRPORT AND HIGH WINDS CAUSED A CARGO CONTAINER ON A DOLLY TO HIT THE PARKED AIRCRAFT IN THE LEFT REAR FUSELAGE CAUSING DAMAGE TO SAME. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY PIEDMONT MAINTENANCE AFTER THE STORM AND ALLOWED TAXI BACK TO THE GATE TO OFF LOAD PASSENGERS. SEE ATTACHED PIEDMONT AIRLINES INCIDENT REPORT AND PHOTOCOPIES OF THE DAMAGE.
Other reports on N906HA · 3
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