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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-3H4 · Baltimore, MD · December 28, 2010

Date
December 28, 2010 · 06:40 local
Place
Baltimore, MD
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SWAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N375SW
Reported as
Boeing 737-3H4
Reported engine
CFM International CFM56 series
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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.

On 12/28/2010 at 0630, N375SW was involved in an incident at bwi airport. During aircraft movement from the remote ramp at bwi to the gate the aircraft knocked over a provisioning truck during taxi. Swa had two mechanics on the ground and two mechanics taxing the aircraft. During engine start a provisioning truck pulled up to the right rear main cabin door and proceeded to load the plane with bags of ice. When the provisioner noticed the engines starting he proceeded to drop the truck to move it away. At the same time brakes were released. And the aircraft struck the truck and knocked it over while the man jumped out of the way. The truck fell over on its side and the aircraft stopped 100 ft. from the truck and was shut down. Arf was called to the scene and treated the fuel spilling from the truck. Local Baltimore FSDO was contacted by the cmo from dallas and the incident is being handled under the southwest airworthiness asap program.

As the FAA filed it

ON 12/28/2010 AT 0630, N375SW WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT AT BWI AIRPORT. DURING AIRCRAFT MOVEMENT FROM THE REMOTE RAMP AT BWI TO THE GATE THE AIRCRAFT KNOCKED OVER A PROVISIONING TRUCK DURING TAXI. SWA HAD TWO MECHANICS ON THE GROUND AND TWO MECHANICS TAXING THE AIRCRAFT. DURING ENGINE START A PROVISIONING TRUCK PULLED UP TO THE RIGHT REAR MAIN CABIN DOOR AND PROCEEDED TO LOAD THE PLANE WITH BAGS OF ICE. WHEN THE PROVISIONER NOTICED THE ENGINES STARTING HE PROCEEDED TO DROP THE TRUCK TO MOVE IT AWAY. AT THE SAME TIME BRAKES WERE RELEASED. AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TRUCK AND KNOCKED IT OVER WHILE THE MAN JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY. THE TRUCK FELL OVER ON ITS SIDE AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED 100 FT. FROM THE TRUCK AND WAS SHUT DOWN. ARF WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND TREATED THE FUEL SPILLING FROM THE TRUCK. LOCAL BALTIMORE FSDO WAS CONTACTED BY THE CMO FROM DALLAS AND THE INCIDENT IS BEING HANDLED UNDER THE SOUTHWEST AIRWORTHINESS ASAP PROGRAM.