What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Swa fly 1708 right wing struck a southwest catering truck while being marshalled into gate C-12. Catering truck was parked on the outside edge of the safety zone. Safety zone is narrow and not wider than the wing span of the B-737. After the incident the safety zone was widened and ground equipment is now prohibited from parking in the same area. The crew is covered under an asap program.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) SWA FLY 1708 RIGHT WING STRUCK A SOUTHWEST CATERING TRUCK WHILE BEING MARSHALLED INTO GATE C-12. CATERING TRUCK WAS PARKED ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE SAFETY ZONE. SAFETY ZONE IS NARROW AND NOT WIDER THAN THE WING SPAN OF THE B-737. AFTER THE INCIDENT THE SAFETY ZONE WAS WIDENED AND GROUND EQUIPMENT IS NOW PROHIBITED FROM PARKING IN THE SAME AREA. THE CREW IS COVERED UNDER AN ASAP PROGRAM.
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