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FAA incident report · Boeing 737-83N · Chicago, IL · July 21, 2004

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Date
July 21, 2004 · 17:15 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
N301TZ
Reported as
Boeing 73783N
Reported engine
GE CFM56*
Fatal injuries
0
N301TZRegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2008 · Boeing 737-83NS/N 28239 · Built 2001Airframe modelBoeing 737-83NEngine modelCFM International CFM56 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) ^^Industrial incident-no intent to fly. During a thunderstorm on JULY21, 2004 at 1715 local time ata aircraft N301TZ, a Boeing 737-800 parked at gate A4A weathervane in the wind while parked and chocked. The aircraft rotated clockwise, moving the nose 5-10 feet. This movement brought the aircraft into hard contact with a generator power unit (gpu) on the right side of the nose and a catering truck on the left side of the rear fuselage. No one was on board the aircraft at the time. The driver of the catering truck was in the back of the truck and was knocked down by the impact. He remained in the truck when he fell and complained of having back and leg pain. He was transported to holy cross by ambulance at 1800 hrs. Damage to the aircraft included a puncture and scratches/dents on the rear left side fuselage. The right nose landing gear door was torn and bent into the nose gear assembly. The gpu access door on the right side was bent. The right side front fuselage had many scratches and possible dents. Aircraft not occupied for flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^^INDUSTRIAL INCIDENT-NO INTENT TO FLY. DURING A THUNDERSTORM ON JULY21, 2004 AT 1715 LOCAL TIME ATA AIRCRAFT N301TZ, A BOEING 737-800 PARKED AT GATE A4A WEATHERVANE IN THE WIND WHILE PARKED AND CHOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED CLOCKWISE, MOVING THE NOSE 5-10 FEET. THIS MOVEMENT BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT INTO HARD CONTACT WITH A GENERATOR POWER UNIT (GPU) ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NOSE AND A CATERING TRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE REAR FUSELAGE. NO ONE WAS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME. THE DRIVER OF THE CATERING TRUCK WAS IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY THE IMPACT. HE REMAINED IN THE TRUCK WHEN HE FELL AND COMPLAINED OF HAVING BACK AND LEG PAIN. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOLY CROSS BY AMBULANCE AT 1800 HRS. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED A PUNCTURE AND SCRATCHES/DENTS ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE FUSELAGE. THE RIGHT NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS TORN AND BENT INTO THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE GPU ACCESS DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE WAS BENT. THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT FUSELAGE HAD MANY SCRATCHES AND POSSIBLE DENTS. AIRCRAFT NOT OCCUPIED FOR FLIGHT.