What happened
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At approximately 2230 on 07/19/2017 in Baltimore,MD(bwi) airport: delta airline aircraft, N940DL, MD-88, was parked at gate D-25. Aircraft was remaining overnight and not intended for flight, no passengers or crew onboard.
The aircraft was struck by fuel truck #10344 operated by menzies fuel service while the truck was positioning to fuel the aircraft.
The fuel truck made contact with the outboard edge of the right wing tip producing minor damage that included the anti collision strobe and nav light. The truck sustained a large scrape along the drivers side top/forward section of the vehicle av tank.
The fuel truck was driven by a menzies fuel service employee(#1) who was still in-training. A menzie employee passenger(#2) was also in the truck. The passenger was a qualified fueler, but not a qualified trainer.
Menzie training mgr & fueling mgrs provided the bal FSDO with copies of fueling procedures from their training manual and the equipment proficiency check-off document for employee(#2) who was qualified to fuel, but not as a new hire trainer.
Delta line mx mgr provided a copy of mx log #3028165 of the wig tip replacement as well as ground fuel procedures.
No ground injuries, fuel leaks or other damage reported. Aircraft was repaired and placed back in service on 07/20/2017.
All received documents including photos of the damaged wig tip and fuel truck were forwarded to FAA delta cmo along with atqa #A-EA-07-17-014 and ptrs #201703799.
The bal FSDO EA07 has investigated this event and consider it closed.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 2230 ON 07/19/2017 IN BALTIMORE,MD(BWI) AIRPORT: DELTA AIRLINE AIRCRAFT, N940DL, MD-88, WAS PARKED AT GATE D-25. AIRCRAFT WAS REMAINING OVERNIGHT AND NOT INTENDED FOR FLIGHT, NO PASSENGERS OR CREW ONBOARD.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY FUEL TRUCK #10344 OPERATED BY MENZIES FUEL SERVICE WHILE THE TRUCK WAS POSITIONING TO FUEL THE AIRCRAFT.
THE FUEL TRUCK MADE CONTACT WITH THE OUTBOARD EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING TIP PRODUCING MINOR DAMAGE THAT INCLUDED THE ANTI COLLISION STROBE AND NAV LIGHT. THE TRUCK SUSTAINED A LARGE SCRAPE ALONG THE DRIVERS SIDE TOP/FORWARD SECTION OF THE VEHICLE AV TANK.
THE FUEL TRUCK WAS DRIVEN BY A MENZIES FUEL SERVICE EMPLOYEE(#1) WHO WAS STILL IN-TRAINING. A MENZIE EMPLOYEE PASSENGER(#2) WAS ALSO IN THE TRUCK. THE PASSENGER WAS A QUALIFIED FUELER, BUT NOT A QUALIFIED TRAINER.
MENZIE TRAINING MGR & FUELING MGRS PROVIDED THE BAL FSDO WITH COPIES OF FUELING PROCEDURES FROM THEIR TRAINING MANUAL AND THE EQUIPMENT PROFICIENCY CHECK-OFF DOCUMENT FOR EMPLOYEE(#2) WHO WAS QUALIFIED TO FUEL, BUT NOT AS A NEW HIRE TRAINER.
DELTA LINE MX MGR PROVIDED A COPY OF MX LOG #3028165 OF THE WIG TIP REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS GROUND FUEL PROCEDURES.
NO GROUND INJURIES, FUEL LEAKS OR OTHER DAMAGE REPORTED. AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AND PLACED BACK IN SERVICE ON 07/20/2017.
ALL RECEIVED DOCUMENTS INCLUDING PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGED WIG TIP AND FUEL TRUCK WERE FORWARDED TO FAA DELTA CMO ALONG WITH ATQA #A-EA-07-17-014 AND PTRS #201703799.
THE BAL FSDO EA07 HAS INVESTIGATED THIS EVENT AND CONSIDER IT CLOSED.
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