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FAA incident report · Boeing 737-73V · Arlington, VA · March 28, 2012

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Date
March 28, 2012 · 11:15 local
Place
Arlington, VA
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SCNA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N711SY
Reported as
Boeing 737-73V
Reported engine
CFM International CFM56-7B20
People aboard
124
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
15,050 total5,427 in this make and model155 in the last 90 days
N711SYRegistration cancelled Mar 3, 2020 · Boeing 737-73VS/N 30245 · Built 2002Airframe modelBoeing 737-73VEngine modelCFM International CFM56-7B20 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

On March 28, 2012, at 1011 EDT, sun country airlines flight scx 265, a Boeing 737-700 N711SY, was involved in an incident at ronald reagan Washington national airport, VA. (Dca). On taxiing in to gate 1, scx 265 passed in close proximity to an airport fire truck that was engaged in training drills in front of hangar 2. After the fire truck returned to the fire house, fire fighters discovered damage to a hand rail on top of the truck. The fire chief notified sun country airlines gate agents that they had reason to believe that contact had been made with their aircraft. Sun country operations ordered the aircraft to return to the gate. Inspection revealed that contact had been made and discovered two scratches in the metal of the leading edge of the wing. The scratches were: one four and one half inches and one parallel eight inches, both were a depth of 0.0225 inches. Sun country conducted required inspections in accordance with srm 57-42-01-1A-1, buffed the scratches and returned the aircraft to service.

This case is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 28, 2012, AT 1011 EDT, SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES FLIGHT SCX 265, A BOEING 737-700 N711SY, WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT AT RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT, VA. (DCA). ON TAXIING IN TO GATE 1, SCX 265 PASSED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO AN AIRPORT FIRE TRUCK THAT WAS ENGAGED IN TRAINING DRILLS IN FRONT OF HANGAR 2. AFTER THE FIRE TRUCK RETURNED TO THE FIRE HOUSE, FIRE FIGHTERS DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO A HAND RAIL ON TOP OF THE TRUCK. THE FIRE CHIEF NOTIFIED SUN COUNTRY AIRLINES GATE AGENTS THAT THEY HAD REASON TO BELIEVE THAT CONTACT HAD BEEN MADE WITH THEIR AIRCRAFT. SUN COUNTRY OPERATIONS ORDERED THE AIRCRAFT TO RETURN TO THE GATE. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT CONTACT HAD BEEN MADE AND DISCOVERED TWO SCRATCHES IN THE METAL OF THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING. THE SCRATCHES WERE: ONE FOUR AND ONE HALF INCHES AND ONE PARALLEL EIGHT INCHES, BOTH WERE A DEPTH OF 0.0225 INCHES. SUN COUNTRY CONDUCTED REQUIRED INSPECTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 57-42-01-1A-1, BUFFED THE SCRATCHES AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

THIS CASE IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.