# Incident 20190319016529I: Boeing 737-824, Denver, CO, March 19, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2019, 17:10 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76504, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-824 (registry code 13844BZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-824) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B26 series (registry code 13045, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b26-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-824
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-7B26
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190319016529I

## Narrative

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

WHILE BACKING UP A PRIME FLIGHT WATER TRUCK NUMBER #3429 TO UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT #544. (AIRCRAFT N76504) THE DRIVER WAS FOLLOWING THE GUIDE MAN AND ACCELERATED INTO THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT WEDGING THE WATER TRUCK APPROXIMATELY 3-3.5 FEET UNDER THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. EXTENT OF DAMAGE IS YET UNKNOWN. THE TRUCK ALSO HIT THE BELT LOADER AT THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT PUSHING THE BELT LOADER INTO THE DOOR FRAME OF THE AFT PIT. THIS ALSO DENTED THE DOOR SILL.

## Other reports on N76504 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20170524004142I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170524004142I), May 24, 2017: Boeing 737-824 (N76504), Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Wing tip to tail contact of two B-737 aircraft. (No injuries) UAL898 , N76504, attempted to cross behind AA2675, N962AN, during taxi to departure runway. UA898…

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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