# Incident 20240605005069I: Boeing 737-7BD, Miami, FL, June 5, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2024, 21:13 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: 4TXA
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N959BP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N959BP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-7BD (registry code 1384511, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7bd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B22 series (registry code 13043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b22-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-7BD
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-7B22
- 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/20240605005069I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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