What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 2113ET on 5 June 2024, the aircraft was parked at or near terminal f at mia when it was struck by a driverless panel van. The rear of the van impacted the exhaust nozzle of the #2 engine and stopped. Maintenance inspected the engine and aircraft and detected no other damage. Exhaust nozzle and inner cone were replaced and the aircraft returned to service.
Investigation revealed that the panel van driver had exited the vehicle to retrieve a personal item but failed to ensure the vehicle was in park and the engine shut off as required by the airport. The van began to move backward and traversed aprroximately two gate parking areas unnoticed by the driver. The van stopped after impacting the airplane. There was no association between the van operator and the aircraft operator.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 2113ET ON 5 JUNE 2024, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AT OR NEAR TERMINAL F AT MIA WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY A DRIVERLESS PANEL VAN. THE REAR OF THE VAN IMPACTED THE EXHAUST NOZZLE OF THE #2 ENGINE AND STOPPED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT AND DETECTED NO OTHER DAMAGE. EXHAUST NOZZLE AND INNER CONE WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PANEL VAN DRIVER HAD EXITED THE VEHICLE TO RETRIEVE A PERSONAL ITEM BUT FAILED TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AS REQUIRED BY THE AIRPORT. THE VAN BEGAN TO MOVE BACKWARD AND TRAVERSED APRROXIMATELY TWO GATE PARKING AREAS UNNOTICED BY THE DRIVER. THE VAN STOPPED AFTER IMPACTING THE AIRPLANE. THERE WAS NO ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE VAN OPERATOR AND THE AIRCRAFT OPERATOR.