20170520005129I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing B-737-800 · Los Angeles, CA · May 20, 2017

Date
May 20, 2017 · 14:28 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Los Angeles International
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
LVQF
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
XA-AML
Reported as
Boeing B-737-800
People aboard
155
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
14,281 total6,959 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

05/20/2017 14:27 Hours local time, Los Angeles, California - a Boeing 737-800 aeromexico passenger jet [flight amx 642] collided with a G2 supply cleaning truck - that overturned Saturday afternoon on a service road at Los Angeles airport (14:27 hours LCL), authorities said.

According to a statement taken by the FAA from the first officer, ^mr maya-galvan^ the aircraft had landed on runway 25L, exited at the high speed taxiway H8 taxi-to and transitioned to taxiway papa and was between taxiway and c access road when the incident occurred while taxiing on "papa" taxiway abeam (south) of the bradley international terminal. It was determined at the mishap site the tail of the G2 services cleaning truck was protruding out, approximately "2-3" feet into - taxiway papa at the time of the incident.

The right out board wing slat of the aircraft was damaged in the mishap, but none of the 149 passengers or crew on board were injured. There was an approximate eight-inch gouge in the leading edge wingslat on the right wing about two-feet inboard of the winglet.

Eight people, six men and two women, suffered non-life threatening injuries. One of the G2 services employees was trapped inside and firefighters had to pull her out. The two women had more serious injuries, four of them were evacuated to local hospitals for evaluation - all were released the next day after observation over-night.

05/22/2017 A preliminary report was prepared and forwarded to the regional office through the office manager this afternoon. QMS-AWP-200-005-F1

06/01/2017 On this date attended airport operations meeting on the incident at the airport emergency operations conference room on the 4th floor at the airport badging building.

Confirmed there were 149 passengers on board the aircraft along with a crew of six. We reviewed the video of the aircraft - off of runway 25L, high speed taxiway H2 thence transitioned, right turn onto taxiway papa - impacting a G2 servicing truck on airport service road "c", the aircraft was attempting to transition to the north side (gate 21) of the airport via taxiway hotel [mid-field] behind (west) of the tom bradley international terminal. Road-traffic on service road "c' was backed-up (four deep) from C-9 to the point where the last two feet of the trucks tail was extending out into the taxiway (papa) and the aircraft impacted the truck resulting in a roll-over of the ground service vehicle with minor injuries to 8 personnel in the truck.

The right wing outboard slat (N8) had an approximate 8 inch gouge at w.s. 462 according to Boeing product support engineering documentation on file. The video confirmed the aircraft was on the taxiway centerline troughout the mishap sequence.

As the FAA filed it

05/20/2017 14:27 HOURS LOCAL TIME, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - A BOEING 737-800 AEROMEXICO PASSENGER JET [FLIGHT AMX 642] COLLIDED WITH A G2 SUPPLY CLEANING TRUCK - THAT OVERTURNED SATURDAY AFTERNOON ON A SERVICE ROAD AT LOS ANGELES AIRPORT (14:27 HOURS LCL), AUTHORITIES SAID.

ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT TAKEN BY THE FAA FROM THE FIRST OFFICER, ^MR MAYA-GALVAN^ THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED ON RUNWAY 25L, EXITED AT THE HIGH SPEED TAXIWAY H8 TAXI-TO AND TRANSITIONED TO TAXIWAY PAPA AND WAS BETWEEN TAXIWAY AND C ACCESS ROAD WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TAXIING ON "PAPA" TAXIWAY ABEAM (SOUTH) OF THE BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL. IT WAS DETERMINED AT THE MISHAP SITE THE TAIL OF THE G2 SERVICES CLEANING TRUCK WAS PROTRUDING OUT, APPROXIMATELY "2-3" FEET INTO - TAXIWAY PAPA AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

THE RIGHT OUT BOARD WING SLAT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED IN THE MISHAP, BUT NONE OF THE 149 PASSENGERS OR CREW ON BOARD WERE INJURED. THERE WAS AN APPROXIMATE EIGHT-INCH GOUGE IN THE LEADING EDGE WINGSLAT ON THE RIGHT WING ABOUT TWO-FEET INBOARD OF THE WINGLET.

EIGHT PEOPLE, SIX MEN AND TWO WOMEN, SUFFERED NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. ONE OF THE G2 SERVICES EMPLOYEES WAS TRAPPED INSIDE AND FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO PULL HER OUT. THE TWO WOMEN HAD MORE SERIOUS INJURIES, FOUR OF THEM WERE EVACUATED TO LOCAL HOSPITALS FOR EVALUATION - ALL WERE RELEASED THE NEXT DAY AFTER OBSERVATION OVER-NIGHT.

05/22/2017 A PRELIMINARY REPORT WAS PREPARED AND FORWARDED TO THE REGIONAL OFFICE THROUGH THE OFFICE MANAGER THIS AFTERNOON. QMS-AWP-200-005-F1

06/01/2017 ON THIS DATE ATTENDED AIRPORT OPERATIONS MEETING ON THE INCIDENT AT THE AIRPORT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE 4TH FLOOR AT THE AIRPORT BADGING BUILDING.

CONFIRMED THERE WERE 149 PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH A CREW OF SIX. WE REVIEWED THE VIDEO OF THE AIRCRAFT - OFF OF RUNWAY 25L, HIGH SPEED TAXIWAY H2 THENCE TRANSITIONED, RIGHT TURN ONTO TAXIWAY PAPA - IMPACTING A G2 SERVICING TRUCK ON AIRPORT SERVICE ROAD "C", THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TRANSITION TO THE NORTH SIDE (GATE 21) OF THE AIRPORT VIA TAXIWAY HOTEL [MID-FIELD] BEHIND (WEST) OF THE TOM BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL. ROAD-TRAFFIC ON SERVICE ROAD "C' WAS BACKED-UP (FOUR DEEP) FROM C-9 TO THE POINT WHERE THE LAST TWO FEET OF THE TRUCKS TAIL WAS EXTENDING OUT INTO THE TAXIWAY (PAPA) AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TRUCK RESULTING IN A ROLL-OVER OF THE GROUND SERVICE VEHICLE WITH MINOR INJURIES TO 8 PERSONNEL IN THE TRUCK.

THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD SLAT (N8) HAD AN APPROXIMATE 8 INCH GOUGE AT W.S. 462 ACCORDING TO BOEING PRODUCT SUPPORT ENGINEERING DOCUMENTATION ON FILE. THE VIDEO CONFIRMED THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE TROUGHOUT THE MISHAP SEQUENCE.