Incident Overview

Date: Sunday 1 January 2023
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737 MAX 8
Owner/operator: Flair Airlines
Registration Number: C-FLRS
Location: Kitchener-Region of Waterloo International Airport, ON (YKF/CYKF) – ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 154
Component Affected: Aircraft belly skin, cargo door bear strap, and forward and aft scuff plates.Aircraft belly skin, cargo door bear strap, and forward and aft scuff plates.
Category: Accident
A Flair Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 experienced damage during flight F8576 to Canc£n due to an accidental activation of a belt loader during baggage loading at Waterloo Airport. The loader, intended for forward gear, inadvertently maneuvered under the aircraft, resulting in damage to the aircraft’s belly skin, cargo door strap, and scuff plates. The loader then fell off the aircraft, causing the agent to fall.A Flair Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 experienced damage during flight F8576 to Canc£n due to an accidental activation of a belt loader during baggage loading at Waterloo Airport. The loader, intended for forward gear, inadvertently maneuvered under the aircraft, resulting in damage to the aircraft’s belly skin, cargo door strap, and scuff plates. The loader then fell off the aircraft, causing the agent to fall.

Description

The Flair Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8, being prepared for flight F8576 to Canc£n, was damaged after being hit by ground service equipment. Flair Airlines flight F8576, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was at gate no.3 at the Region of Waterloo International airport (CYKF), ON, undergoing baggage loading. A belt loader at the aft hold of C-FLRS, was inadvertently put into forward gear and maneuvered under the aircraft causing damage to the aircraft belly skin, the cargo door bear strap and the forward and aft scuff plates. The belt loader traveled completely underneath the aircraft with the agent on the unit and exited behind the wing on the left side causing the agent to fall off the loader. The belt loader continued forward across the ramp to gate no.2 striking C-GFEH, a parked Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by Sunwing Airlines. The agent received minor injuries.

Source of Information

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-flrs#2eb5ba50https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-flrs#2eb5ba50

Primary Cause

Unintentional activation of a belt loader during baggage loading.Unintentional activation of a belt loader during baggage loading.

Share on:

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *