20070125003229I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC983 · Reno, NV · January 25, 2007

Date: January 25, 2007 · 06:50 local
Place: Reno, NV
Airport: Reno/Tahoe International Airport
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ASAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N968AS
Reported as: Doug DC983
Fatal injuries: 0

N968ASRegistration cancelled May 28, 2009 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)S/N 53016 · Built 1991 Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83)Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D seriesTurbo-jet

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft was parked at the gate. Approximately ten minutes prior to departure the fuel truck drove up to the aircraft from the right rear of the aircraft. In the turn around the wing tip, the tank portion of the truck passed underneath the right wing tip area, scraping the right position light cover and the lower portion of the outer leading edge slat. No known structural damage to aircraft or fuel truck. No injuries to any persons occurred.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AT THE GATE. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES PRIOR TO DEPARTURE THE FUEL TRUCK DROVE UP TO THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. IN THE TURN AROUND THE WING TIP, THE TANK PORTION OF THE TRUCK PASSED UNDERNEATH THE RIGHT WING TIP AREA, SCRAPING THE RIGHT POSITION LIGHT COVER AND THE LOWER PORTION OF THE OUTER LEADING EDGE SLAT. NO KNOWN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR FUEL TRUCK. NO INJURIES TO ANY PERSONS OCCURRED.