# Incident 20240923016689I: Boeing 737-790, Seattle, WA, September 23, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2024, 04:15 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Seatac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N614AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N614AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-790 (registry code 13844CN, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-790) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-790
- Reported engine: CFM INTL. CFM56 SERIES
- 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/20240923016689I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20180822011979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180822011979I), Aug 22, 2018: Boeing 737-790 (N614AS), Kotzebue, AK, Substantial damage. The captain and first officer reported that during departure roll ("at or near V1 speed"; actual airspeed unknown) on paot rwy 09 aircraft ingested a bird into…

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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