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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-225 · Boston, MA · September 27, 2004

Date: September 27, 2004 · 22:18 local
Place: Boston, MA
Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DHLA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N748DH
Reported as: Boeing 727225
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D15
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0

N748DHRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2017 · Boeing 727-225S/N 22440 · Built 1980 Airframe modelBoeing 727-225 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-15Turbo-fan

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What happened

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

(-23) A dhl delivery van drove around the right wing tip of the dhl 727-200 towards the aft cargo door. The aircraft was mostly loaded with the flight crew on board. The van first drove into the loading area behind the wing nose first, then continued in a clockwise direction towards the right wingtip, thus positioning itself to back up to the aft cargo door. The top front of the delivery truck struck the right aileron of the 727. There was substantial damage to the aircraft, which appeared limited to the aileron, and little damage to the truck.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A DHL DELIVERY VAN DROVE AROUND THE RIGHT WING TIP OF THE DHL 727-200 TOWARDS THE AFT CARGO DOOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOSTLY LOADED WITH THE FLIGHT CREW ON BOARD. THE VAN FIRST DROVE INTO THE LOADING AREA BEHIND THE WING NOSE FIRST, THEN CONTINUED IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION TOWARDS THE RIGHT WINGTIP, THUS POSITIONING ITSELF TO BACK UP TO THE AFT CARGO DOOR. THE TOP FRONT OF THE DELIVERY TRUCK STRUCK THE RIGHT AILERON OF THE 727. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH APPEARED LIMITED TO THE AILERON, AND LITTLE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK.