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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 7378Q8 · Miami, FL · June 12, 2007

Date: June 12, 2007 · 11:00 local
Place: Miami, FL
Airport: Miami International
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: TTAF
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: 9YBGI
Reported as: Boeing 7378Q8
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft was parked at gate F-10 at the Miami International Airport when a squall weather system moved into the area. The aircraft had its passenger door open at the jetway when approximately 50 mph winds blew the tail approximately 12 feet to the left, making the nose pivot 12 feet to the right. The open door caught the jetway, bending the upper hinge. The nose made contact with the power cart causing some scratches and a small dent that was addressed right away. Repairs were made at the gate and the aircraft returned to trinidad.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AT GATE F-10 AT THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHEN A SQUALL WEATHER SYSTEM MOVED INTO THE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ITS PASSENGER DOOR OPEN AT THE JETWAY WHEN APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WINDS BLEW THE TAIL APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET TO THE LEFT, MAKING THE NOSE PIVOT 12 FEET TO THE RIGHT. THE OPEN DOOR CAUGHT THE JETWAY, BENDING THE UPPER HINGE. THE NOSE MADE CONTACT WITH THE POWER CART CAUSING SOME SCRATCHES AND A SMALL DENT THAT WAS ADDRESSED RIGHT AWAY. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE GATE AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO TRINIDAD.