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FAA incident report · Airbus A319-112 · Chicago, IL · December 23, 2004

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Date
December 23, 2004 · 23:30 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago Midway
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
F3LA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N916FR
Reported as
Airbus A319112
Reported engine
GE CFM56*
Fatal injuries
0
N916FRRegistration cancelled Apr 13, 2009 · Airbus Industrie A319-112S/N 1876 · Built 2002Airframe modelAirbus Industrie A319-112Engine modelCFM International CFM56-5B5/P seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) "Industrial incident-no intent to fly" at 2330L on 23 December 04, frontier airlines aircraft N916FR was parked at gate A2, at Chicago Midway Airport, the ground air was connected to the aircraft, the cleaning crew had completed cleaning the aircraft and locked the entry door on their way out; the contracted maintenance mechanic was in the process of moving the jet bridge away from the aircraft when the entry door blew open, ripping the side paneling of the jet bridge sending it to the ground. The jet bridge canopy was also bent up and buckled. The aircraft damage consisted of the following: there was a 6 inch diameter by .50 inch dent where the door bumper hit the forward fuselage, the entry door upper attachment rod was bent, and the left bulkhead wind screen panel was torn from its support. There were no injuries reported. The force was strong enough to blow magazines from inside aircraft into the jet bridge area. Frontier airlines dispatched four maintenance personnel from denver to evaluate and repair the aircraft. After all inspections and maintenance action, the aircraft was ferried to denver for further maintenance and investigation. Unmanned aircraft

As the FAA filed it

(-23) "INDUSTRIAL INCIDENT-NO INTENT TO FLY" AT 2330L ON 23 DECEMBER 04, FRONTIER AIRLINES AIRCRAFT N916FR WAS PARKED AT GATE A2, AT CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT, THE GROUND AIR WAS CONNECTED TO THE AIRCRAFT, THE CLEANING CREW HAD COMPLETED CLEANING THE AIRCRAFT AND LOCKED THE ENTRY DOOR ON THEIR WAY OUT; THE CONTRACTED MAINTENANCE MECHANIC WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE JET BRIDGE AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE ENTRY DOOR BLEW OPEN, RIPPING THE SIDE PANELING OF THE JET BRIDGE SENDING IT TO THE GROUND. THE JET BRIDGE CANOPY WAS ALSO BENT UP AND BUCKLED. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE CONSISTED OF THE FOLLOWING: THERE WAS A 6 INCH DIAMETER BY .50 INCH DENT WHERE THE DOOR BUMPER HIT THE FORWARD FUSELAGE, THE ENTRY DOOR UPPER ATTACHMENT ROD WAS BENT, AND THE LEFT BULKHEAD WIND SCREEN PANEL WAS TORN FROM ITS SUPPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE FORCE WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW MAGAZINES FROM INSIDE AIRCRAFT INTO THE JET BRIDGE AREA. FRONTIER AIRLINES DISPATCHED FOUR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM DENVER TO EVALUATE AND REPAIR THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER ALL INSPECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE ACTION, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO DENVER FOR FURTHER MAINTENANCE AND INVESTIGATION. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT