What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The tow team paused while entering the gate area because there was concern the jet bridge was not positioned correctly. While the aircraft sat idle with tail hanging over the perimeter travel area, a catering truck impacted the aircraft at full speed. There is significant damage to the auxiliary power unit (APU) compartment (aft fuselage) and some internal damage to the horizontal stabilizer.
As the FAA filed it
THE TOW TEAM PAUSED WHILE ENTERING THE GATE AREA BECAUSE THERE WAS CONCERN THE JET BRIDGE WAS NOT POSITIONED CORRECTLY. WHILE THE AIRCRAFT SAT IDLE WITH TAIL HANGING OVER THE PERIMETER TRAVEL AREA, A CATERING TRUCK IMPACTED THE AIRCRAFT AT FULL SPEED. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU) COMPARTMENT (AFT FUSELAGE) AND SOME INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
Other reports on N614AS · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.