20050117001589A

(-23) At approximately 1240EST on 01/17/2005 delta airlines aircraft N373DL, a Boeing 737-247 series boarding passengers for flt 583 sustained substantial damage from a provisionary truck operated by gate gourmet employee privacy data omitted the gate gourmet vehicle number 1996 was at gate B18, parked at the forward R1 catering door. privacy data omitted Stated the flight was already finished catering and he backed away from the aircraft. He got a call from the ramp that he forgot to put meals onboard. He stated he approached the aircraft and made a six foot stop, and then received another call, and as he was trying to get the radio out of his right pocket, he hit the accelerator instead of the brake. This was also witnessed by delta employee privacy data omitted who was waiting for luggage to load for the flight. Damage was sustained from the corner of the R1 door to the inboard section of the fuselage. The damage is in the form of a crease to encompass fifty inches with the greatest impact received at the end of fifty inches by the bulkhead, where two structural former members and one stringer were destroyed leaving a six inch in length and 2 inch deep puncture in the aircraft.