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FAA incident report · Airbus A-319 · Midway, IL · February 12, 2016

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Date
February 12, 2016 · 06:10 local
Place
Midway, IL
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
Z5XF
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
XA-VOF
Reported as
Airbus A-319
Reported engine
International Aero Engines V2527M-A5
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Other 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.

Volaris airlines flight # 947, an Airbus A319-133, nose identifier vof, registration xa-vof, s/n 3077 was a normally scheduled operation from chicago Midway airport (mdw), to morelia (mlm) in central Mexico. The aircraft was parked at gate A2, at approximately 6:10 CST (1210Z) on 02/12/16. The aircraft was struck by a baggage loader belonging to aviation port services loader identified as BL022. The flight had 5 crew members on board, and 10 passengers. There were no reported injuries.

Sts maintenance was notified from volaris' maintenance division to comply with engineering order (eo) that incorporated a detail visual inspection of the damage area. Maintenance used amm references 53-22-14-000-001 accomplishing removal of cargo flooring for evidence of internal damage. Additionally, dimensions of the 5 damage areas were taken, ranging in depths from .017", .041", .110", .142"and .95". Following the inspection task of eo VA-53-0378 and paragraph 3.a of the maintenance manual, maintenance found no damage that exceeds amm/srm limitations. The discrepancy was entered on control log-page 452451 item 1, and this aircraft was repositioned non-revenue to Mexico.

As the FAA filed it

VOLARIS AIRLINES FLIGHT # 947, AN AIRBUS A319-133, NOSE IDENTIFIER VOF, REGISTRATION XA-VOF, S/N 3077 WAS A NORMALLY SCHEDULED OPERATION FROM CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT (MDW), TO MORELIA (MLM) IN CENTRAL MEXICO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AT GATE A2, AT APPROXIMATELY 6:10 CST (1210Z) ON 02/12/16. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY A BAGGAGE LOADER BELONGING TO AVIATION PORT SERVICES LOADER IDENTIFIED AS BL022. THE FLIGHT HAD 5 CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD, AND 10 PASSENGERS. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.

STS MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED FROM VOLARIS' MAINTENANCE DIVISION TO COMPLY WITH ENGINEERING ORDER (EO) THAT INCORPORATED A DETAIL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE DAMAGE AREA. MAINTENANCE USED AMM REFERENCES 53-22-14-000-001 ACCOMPLISHING REMOVAL OF CARGO FLOORING FOR EVIDENCE OF INTERNAL DAMAGE. ADDITIONALLY, DIMENSIONS OF THE 5 DAMAGE AREAS WERE TAKEN, RANGING IN DEPTHS FROM .017", .041", .110", .142"AND .95". FOLLOWING THE INSPECTION TASK OF EO VA-53-0378 AND PARAGRAPH 3.A OF THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL, MAINTENANCE FOUND NO DAMAGE THAT EXCEEDS AMM/SRM LIMITATIONS. THE DISCREPANCY WAS ENTERED ON CONTROL LOG-PAGE 452451 ITEM 1, AND THIS AIRCRAFT WAS REPOSITIONED NON-REVENUE TO MEXICO.