20031223033979I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 75723N · Chicago, IL · December 23, 2003

Date
December 23, 2003 · 21:00 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago Midway
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AMTA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N525AT
Reported as
Boeing 75723N
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce RB211*
People aboard
185
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

(-23) Chicago Midway Airport city operations reported a signature flight service fuel truck struck an American trans-air aircraft, flight #AT511, a Boeing B757-200, at gate A4B, while it was deplaning passengers. No injuries were reported. Damage was to the number two engine. A visual inspection of the aircraft continued significant damage (nac stations 53.41 through 156.0) to the right (#2) engine outboard fan cowl and fan duct/thrust reverser cowl/sleeve that would require repair prior to further flight. According to the on site supervisory personnel the driver of the fuel truck (rampmaster #20) was a new employee under the supervision of a qualified trainer. The new hire had incorrectly positioned the truck to refuel the aircraft, so the trainer got out of the cab and was directing the student into the correct position when the truck slid on the snow, glycol and sand covered ramp striking the aircraft engine. Initial information from the on site supervisor indicate the student was not following the instructor's directions. Both individuals were sent for required medical examinations. The driver trainee was suspended pending results of the examinations.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT CITY OPERATIONS REPORTED A SIGNATURE FLIGHT SERVICE FUEL TRUCK STRUCK AN AMERICAN TRANS-AIR AIRCRAFT, FLIGHT #AT511, A BOEING B757-200, AT GATE A4B, WHILE IT WAS DEPLANING PASSENGERS. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. DAMAGE WAS TO THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE (NAC STATIONS 53.41 THROUGH 156.0) TO THE RIGHT (#2) ENGINE OUTBOARD FAN COWL AND FAN DUCT/THRUST REVERSER COWL/SLEEVE THAT WOULD REQUIRE REPAIR PRIOR TO FURTHER FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE ON SITE SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL THE DRIVER OF THE FUEL TRUCK (RAMPMASTER #20) WAS A NEW EMPLOYEE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A QUALIFIED TRAINER. THE NEW HIRE HAD INCORRECTLY POSITIONED THE TRUCK TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT, SO THE TRAINER GOT OUT OF THE CAB AND WAS DIRECTING THE STUDENT INTO THE CORRECT POSITION WHEN THE TRUCK SLID ON THE SNOW, GLYCOL AND SAND COVERED RAMP STRIKING THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE. INITIAL INFORMATION FROM THE ON SITE SUPERVISOR INDICATE THE STUDENT WAS NOT FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTOR'S DIRECTIONS. BOTH INDIVIDUALS WERE SENT FOR REQUIRED MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS. THE DRIVER TRAINEE WAS SUSPENDED PENDING RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATIONS.