# Incident 20260115000979I: Airbus Canada Lp BD-500-1A11, Syracuse, NY, January 15, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2026, 06:00 local time
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: YENA
- Location: 43.1112° N, 76.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTL (SYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1112&lon=-76.1063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3139J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3139J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Canada LP BD-500-1A11 (registry code 1400015, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-canada-lp-bd-500-1a11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW1524G SERIE (registry code 51770, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw1524g-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS CANADA LP BD-500-1A11
- Reported engine: P & W PW1524G SERIE
- 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/20260115000979I

## Narrative

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

ON TUESDAY AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30, THEY WERE CLOSING THE BAGGAGE DOOR ON AN AIRCRAFT AT GATE 12. THEY DID NOT REPOSITION THE BELT LOADER PRIOR TO CLOSING THE DOOR. WHILE THE DOOR WAS CLOSING, IT MADE CONTACT WITH THE LIP OF THE BELT LOADER, AT WHICH POINT THEY HEARD A POPPING NOISE. AFTER RECOGNIZING THE ISSUE, THEY MOVED THE BELT LOADER BACK AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE BAGGAGE DOOR AGAIN. AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS, THEY NOTICED THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT FULLY CLOSING AND THAT THERE WAS A VISIBLE GAP. THEY IMMEDIATELY REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THEIR SUPERVISOR ON DUTY AND INFORMED THEM OF WHAT HAD OCCURRED.

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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