Probable cause
inadvertent collision by ground service vehicle.
NTSB analysis
On August 9, 2016 at 2100 eastern daylight time, Delta Airlines as flight 442, a Boeing 737, N3762Y, was struck by a catering truck while parked at the gate during passenger boarding at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Queens, New York. 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. Weather was reported as night visual conditions. The ground crew reported that the truck had problems with the handbrake and jumped the chock, impacting the airplane. The flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 as a regularly scheduled passenger flight from JFK to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), Salt Lake City, Utah.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for DCA16CA211 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 10, 2016
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- New York, New York
- Nearest airport
- John F Kennedy International A (KJFK)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Night
Boeing 737 832
- N-number
- N3762Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2001
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 121 (airline)
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