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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-824 · Los Angeles, CA · April 6, 2014

Date
April 6, 2014 · 11:00 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Los Angeles International
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N26208
Reported as
Boeing 737-824
Reported engine
CFM International CFM56 series
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

While taxiing for departure on bravo, an empty baggage container was blown off a dolley by a delta airlines aircraft, and struck the left side fuselage and number 1 ( left ) engine of united airlines N26208 requiring structural repairs to the fuselage, wing to body fairings, and replacement of the number 1 engine nose cowl. All work done iaw B-737 srm, amm, and united airlines engineering documents. The aircraft was returned to service on 04/13/2014. Airport police stated to the FAA iic that the containers were properly latched to the dolly when the one container was blown off by the thrust of the engine. Contacted delta cmo operations supervisor john brooke who will follow up with delta airlines safety department. Delta's operations supervisor advised that the crew filed an asap report and the issue was handled through that program.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE ON BRAVO, AN EMPTY BAGGAGE CONTAINER WAS BLOWN OFF A DOLLEY BY A DELTA AIRLINES AIRCRAFT, AND STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE FUSELAGE AND NUMBER 1 ( LEFT ) ENGINE OF UNITED AIRLINES N26208 REQUIRING STRUCTURAL REPAIRS TO THE FUSELAGE, WING TO BODY FAIRINGS, AND REPLACEMENT OF THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE NOSE COWL. ALL WORK DONE IAW B-737 SRM, AMM, AND UNITED AIRLINES ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 04/13/2014. AIRPORT POLICE STATED TO THE FAA IIC THAT THE CONTAINERS WERE PROPERLY LATCHED TO THE DOLLY WHEN THE ONE CONTAINER WAS BLOWN OFF BY THE THRUST OF THE ENGINE. CONTACTED DELTA CMO OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR JOHN BROOKE WHO WILL FOLLOW UP WITH DELTA AIRLINES SAFETY DEPARTMENT. DELTA'S OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR ADVISED THAT THE CREW FILED AN ASAP REPORT AND THE ISSUE WAS HANDLED THROUGH THAT PROGRAM.