# Incident 20041223034819I: Airbus A319112, Chicago, IL, December 23, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2004, 23:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: F3LA
- Location: 41.7856° N, 87.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7856&lon=-87.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N916FR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N916FR-2009-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A319-112 (registry code 3930323, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-5B5/P series (registry code 13016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-5b5-p-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319112
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041223034819I

## Narrative

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

(-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

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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