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FAA incident report · Boeing 73783N · Chicago, IL · March 5, 2004

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Date
March 5, 2004 · 10:05 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
N326TZ
Reported as
Boeing 73783N
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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(-23) "Industrial incident-no intent to fly" on March 5, 2004, 10:05 a.m. CST, an ata ground operations department employee was injured while attempting to adjust aircraft chocks on the nose gear of an aircraft parked at gate A-5. The employee went under the nose of an ata Boeing 737-800 (N326TZ) to adjust the chock on the nose tires because the aircraft had already moved sideways twice due to strong winds which were sw at approximately 30 mph with wind gusts in excess of 30 mph. When he attempted to readjust the chocks to stop the sideways movement of the aircraft the B-737 wind cocked again rolling over the victims' right foot, pinning him under the tire. Other ata personnel pushed the aircraft off of the victims foot. When the aircraft rolled sideways it also struck a flying foods fare catering truck that was parked on the south side of the aircraft causing damage to N326TZ'S fuselage. Ata reported the above aircraft out of service for maintenance mdw Chicago police department (cpd) and security were on the scene. The victim was treated at the scene by ambulance #21 and then taken to mcneil hospital for further treatment.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) "INDUSTRIAL INCIDENT-NO INTENT TO FLY" ON MARCH 5, 2004, 10:05 A.M. CST, AN ATA GROUND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST AIRCRAFT CHOCKS ON THE NOSE GEAR OF AN AIRCRAFT PARKED AT GATE A-5. THE EMPLOYEE WENT UNDER THE NOSE OF AN ATA BOEING 737-800 (N326TZ) TO ADJUST THE CHOCK ON THE NOSE TIRES BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT HAD ALREADY MOVED SIDEWAYS TWICE DUE TO STRONG WINDS WHICH WERE SW AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO READJUST THE CHOCKS TO STOP THE SIDEWAYS MOVEMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT THE B-737 WIND COCKED AGAIN ROLLING OVER THE VICTIMS' RIGHT FOOT, PINNING HIM UNDER THE TIRE. OTHER ATA PERSONNEL PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE VICTIMS FOOT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED SIDEWAYS IT ALSO STRUCK A FLYING FOODS FARE CATERING TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO N326TZ'S FUSELAGE. ATA REPORTED THE ABOVE AIRCRAFT OUT OF SERVICE FOR MAINTENANCE MDW CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT (CPD) AND SECURITY WERE ON THE SCENE. THE VICTIM WAS TREATED AT THE SCENE BY AMBULANCE #21 AND THEN TAKEN TO MCNEIL HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER TREATMENT.