# Incident 20040301005549I: Boeing 757232, San Francisco, CA, March 1, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2004, 11:00 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: San Francisco International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: DALA
- Location: 37.6188° N, 122.3754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN FRANCISCO INTL (SFO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6188&lon=-122.3754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N678DL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N678DL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 757-232 (registry code 1384965, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-757-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037 (registry code 52117, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw2037) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 757232
- People aboard: 119
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,500 total, 2,604 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040301005549I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## Other reports on N678DL (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19971102036539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971102036539I), Nov 2, 1997: Boeing 757* (N678DL), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Struck birds on climbout. Damaged left engine. Returned.
- [Accident 19930223004609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930223004609A), Feb 23, 1993: Boeing 757232 (N678DL), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. NR2 engine failed on climb to cruise. Diverted. Landed hard nosewheel first. Damaged nose gear mount and keel.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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