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Raptor 04-29-2014 09:58 AM

UPS 757 v truck
 
http://youtu.be/J4WrkMfZwDU

From Aviation Week: Video has emerged on YouTube of a March 23 incident where a cleaning truck run amok slams into an unmanned UPS Boeing 757-200 (N462UP) on Spot 90 at the Miami International Airport. Sources tell Aviation Week that no crew members were aboard the 757 when the truck, driven by a cleaning vendor employee, hit the left side of the aircraft, causing punctures and other damage. An investigation is ongoing as to why the truck did what it did, but it appears the driver is relatively unhurt, based on the video. The aircraft was taken out of service that day, fixed by AAR Aircraft Services in Miami and returned to flight status on April 13
A UPS spokesman says it appears that the driver "hit the gas instead of the brake pedal" when maneuvering near the 757.
"To ensure that the aircraft was safe to fly, it underwent extensive skin and structural repairs before returning to service, just in time to carry plane loads of flowers from Central and South America for our Mothers Day customers," he says.

Flightmech 04-29-2014 10:27 AM

UPS 757 v truck
 
If you've seen the video gas pedal or not I can't figure out why a catering truck was heading for the main cargo door area anyway?

Full pull 04-29-2014 08:19 PM

That airplane will never fly straight again.

L'il J.Seinfeld 04-30-2014 02:40 AM

Please don't ever say "unmanned UPS 757" again.

Jetjok 04-30-2014 03:29 AM

I wonder if the truck driver was fired? Just kidding. From the way he ran off after hitting the jet, I'd bet he never even stopped to claim his belongings.

MaydayMark 04-30-2014 04:14 AM

They had the same video on NBC's Today Show this morning :-) :D

Jetjok 04-30-2014 05:27 AM

Between this truck vs plane incident and our shoot-em-up at the Atlanta FedEx Ground terminal, we sure know how to make headlines.:o

CaseTractor 04-30-2014 05:57 AM

Notice the driver swap. Two people were in the truck. The collision happens; the passenger runs around the front of truck and hops in the seat immediately after the driver exits and walks away. No ideas as to why, it's just peculiar. :confused:

Reminds me of this classic:
Eagle 1, Chevy 0 - AVweb Features Article

The best part is the Dodge Dynasty white top!

UPSFO4LIFE 04-30-2014 06:20 AM


Originally Posted by CaseTractor (Post 1633119)
Notice the driver swap. Two people were in the truck. The collision happens; the passenger runs around the front of truck and hops in the seat immediately after the driver exits and walks away. No ideas as to why, it's just peculiar. :confused:

Reminds me of this classic:
Eagle 1, Chevy 0 - AVweb Features Article

The best part is the Dodge Dynasty white top!

She did not have a license to drive on the airport property. Her supervisor was in the passenger seat and switched seat so he could take the blame and save her job. Obviously it did not work!

brownie 04-30-2014 08:26 AM


Originally Posted by UPSFO4LIFE (Post 1633141)
She did not have a license to drive on the airport property. Her supervisor was in the passenger seat and switched seat so he could take the blame and save her job. Obviously it did not work!

That idiot shouldn't have drivers license period. On or off the airport property.


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