# Incident 20051210030539I: Boeing 7373H4, Phoenix, AZ, December 10, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2005, 15:46 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWAA
- Location: 33.4343° N, 112.0116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHOENIX SKY HARBOR INTL (PHX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4343&lon=-112.0116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302SW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302SW-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3H4 (registry code 138447K, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3h4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373H4
- People aboard: 96
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,700 total, 12,800 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051210030539I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other reports on N302SW (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980210005199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980210005199I), Feb 10, 1998: Boeing 7373H4 (N302SW), Houston, TX. Narrative: aircraft touched down normally, shortly afterwards began a lateral movement to the left. At which time 3 main tires failed. Wind reported from…
- [Incident 19850713046499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850713046499I), Jul 13, 1985: Boeing 7373H4 (N302SW), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Reverse thrust applied but aircraft struck jetway. Pilot reported brake failure but no malfunction found.

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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