# Incident 20041201031439I: Boeing 747, Miami, FL, December 1, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2004, 21:34 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Miami International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: BRAF
- Location: 25.7954° N, 80.2901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIAMI INTL (MIA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7954&lon=-80.2901&mi=10
- Aircraft: GCIVB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 747
- Reported engine: RROYCE RB211524*
- People aboard: 310
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041201031439I

## Narrative

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

(-23) EVERGREEN AVIATION MAINTENANCE CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM THE GATE AND THE #1 ENGINE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE BY A FMC (CARGO) LOADER CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE NOISE COWL, FAN COWL, THRUST REVERSER AND EXHAUST NOZZLE. THE FMC (CARGO) LOADER WAS PARKED WITHIN 25FT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT SEEN BY THE TOE TRACTOR OPERATOR NOR THE PUSH-BACK ASSISTANT OR COMMUNICATIONS PERSON PRIOR TO PUSH-BACK. BY THE TIME THE PUSH-BACK ASSISTANT NOTICED THE LOADER IN THE RED ZONE, IT WAS TOO LATE, THE DAMAGE HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH 301 PASSENGER, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF REVENUE SERVICE.

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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