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) While passengers were deplaning comair flight 5052, a/c was struck by a belt loader on right side below galley service door. Damage to the a/c was reported as following: a. torn skin (holes) between fs 333-353, str 23R/H, b. dents with creases and gauges on fuselage skin between fs 280-333, stringer 23 RH-25RH, c. tear on sitting flange of frame FS319.70. Due to the extent of the damage, comair issued a repair engineering order (reo 601R-53-21-468) for an interim repair so the a/c could be ferried to a heavy maintenance base.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANING COMAIR FLIGHT 5052, A/C WAS STRUCK BY A BELT LOADER ON RIGHT SIDE BELOW GALLEY SERVICE DOOR. DAMAGE TO THE A/C WAS REPORTED AS FOLLOWING: A. TORN SKIN (HOLES) BETWEEN FS 333-353, STR 23R/H, B. DENTS WITH CREASES AND GAUGES ON FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FS 280-333, STRINGER 23 RH-25RH, C. TEAR ON SITTING FLANGE OF FRAME FS319.70. DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE, COMAIR ISSUED A REPAIR ENGINEERING ORDER (REO 601R-53-21-468) FOR AN INTERIM REPAIR SO THE A/C COULD BE FERRIED TO A HEAVY MAINTENANCE BASE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.