What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After landing at sfo, flight 251 was cleared to taxiway a and to hold at g due to an america west pushback. After the pushback, flt 251 proceeded to taxiway g without clearance and contrary to the last instruction from ATC. Flt 251 turned right and started to cross the service road used for ground vehicles operating on the airport ops area. Flt 251 struck a moving fuel truck in the tank area with the right engine nose cowl. The fuel truck was on the service road travelling in the same direction on taxiway a as flt 251. The right engine nose cowl was damaged and the engine shut down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER LANDING AT SFO, FLIGHT 251 WAS CLEARED TO TAXIWAY A AND TO HOLD AT G DUE TO AN AMERICA WEST PUSHBACK. AFTER THE PUSHBACK, FLT 251 PROCEEDED TO TAXIWAY G WITHOUT CLEARANCE AND CONTRARY TO THE LAST INSTRUCTION FROM ATC. FLT 251 TURNED RIGHT AND STARTED TO CROSS THE SERVICE ROAD USED FOR GROUND VEHICLES OPERATING ON THE AIRPORT OPS AREA. FLT 251 STRUCK A MOVING FUEL TRUCK IN THE TANK AREA WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE NOSE COWL. THE FUEL TRUCK WAS ON THE SERVICE ROAD TRAVELLING IN THE SAME DIRECTION ON TAXIWAY A AS FLT 251. THE RIGHT ENGINE NOSE COWL WAS DAMAGED AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN.
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