Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 7372Y5

Difficulty date
May 15, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921WA
Make and model
Boeing 7372Y5
Aircraft serial
23039
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SMF - AFTER BLOCK-IN, A BELT LOADER IMPACTED THE AIRCRAFT BENEATH THE FOWARD BAGGAGE DOOR. GROUND PERSONNEL DID NOT CHOCK THE BELT LOADER AFTER PULLING UP NEXT TO THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE OFF-LOADING BAGGAGE, PARKING BRAKE SLIPPED OFF AND THE LOADER MOVED FORWARD HITTING THE FUSELAGE BENEATH THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR CAUSING TWO DENTS. ONE ABOUT 12 INCHES LONG, AND THE OTHER APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES LONG. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO TUCSON AND REPAIRED BY HAMILTON AVIATION PER BOEING SRM'S 53-30-3 AND 51-30-2. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

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