# Incident 20160212001409I: Airbus A-319, Midway, IL, February 12, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2016, 06:10 local time
- Place: Midway, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: Z5XF
- Aircraft: XA-VOF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A-319
- Reported engine: INTERNATIONAL AERO ENGINES V2527M-A5
- People aboard: 15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160212001409I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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