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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-185C · Las Vegas, NV · February 6, 2004

Date: February 6, 2004 · 05:00 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: Mc Carran International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: IPXA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N954UP
Reported as: Boeing 727185C
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0

N954UPRegistration cancelled Sep 2, 2008 · Boeing 727-185CS/N 19827 · Built 1987 Airframe modelBoeing 727-185C Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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

(-23) At approximately 5:00AM local ups FLT3890 arrived at las. As evergreen vendors marshalled the aircraft into the spot, the right wingtip struck a parked A5 trailer 494601, scratching the trailer corner and damaging the aft edge of the wingtip. The aircraft continued to turn into the parking spot and was stopped approximately 100 feet from the point of contact. Damage: the aft portion of the aircraft right wing tip has minor to moderate sheetmetal damage (fairing crushed flat, pushed inward about 4-6 inches). The trailer sustained minor damage small scratches on the front left corner of the trailer body.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00AM LOCAL UPS FLT3890 ARRIVED AT LAS. AS EVERGREEN VENDORS MARSHALLED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE SPOT, THE RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK A PARKED A5 TRAILER 494601, SCRATCHING THE TRAILER CORNER AND DAMAGING THE AFT EDGE OF THE WINGTIP. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN INTO THE PARKING SPOT AND WAS STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE POINT OF CONTACT. DAMAGE: THE AFT PORTION OF THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING TIP HAS MINOR TO MODERATE SHEETMETAL DAMAGE (FAIRING CRUSHED FLAT, PUSHED INWARD ABOUT 4-6 INCHES). THE TRAILER SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE SMALL SCRATCHES ON THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE TRAILER BODY.