Narrative:
Delta Air Lines flight 442, a Boeing 737-800, was struck by a catering truck while parked at the gate during passenger boarding at New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the lower left fuselage of the airplane. The were no injuries to the six crewmembers, 160 passengers, or two ground service personnel.
The ground crew reported that the truck had problems with the handbrake and jumped the chock, impacting the airplane.
The aircraft was repaired at JFK and returned to service on August 18, 2016.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Inadvertent collision by ground service vehicle."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 9 August 2016 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-832 (WL) |
| Operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N3762Y |
| MSN: | 30817/968 |
| First flight: | 2001-09-26 (14 years 11 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 49267 |
| Engines: | 2 CFMI CFM56-7B26 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 160 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 166 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK), United States of America |
| Salt Lake City International Airport, UT (SLC/KSLC), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | DL442 |
Delta Air Lines flight 442, a Boeing 737-800, was struck by a catering truck while parked at the gate during passenger boarding at New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the lower left fuselage of the airplane. The were no injuries to the six crewmembers, 160 passengers, or two ground service personnel.
The ground crew reported that the truck had problems with the handbrake and jumped the chock, impacting the airplane.
The aircraft was repaired at JFK and returned to service on August 18, 2016.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Inadvertent collision by ground service vehicle."
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
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Distance from New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY to Salt Lake City International Airport, UT as the crow flies is 3172 km (1982 miles).
Distance from New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY to Salt Lake City International Airport, UT as the crow flies is 3172 km (1982 miles).
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