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| Date: | Friday 29 October 2010 |
| Time: | 14:45 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-7CT (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Westjet |
| Registration: | C-FWAQ |
| MSN: | 32748/1266 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 28356 hours |
| Engine model: | GE CFM-56-7B24 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 142 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, QC (YUL/CYUL) |
| Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was parked at the gate and about half of the passengers had deplaned. At that time, a ground service vehicle backed toward the airplane to service the aft lavatory. A guide man signaled the driver to stop the vehicle for a brake check, which he did. The guide man then signaled the driver to resume reversing the vehicle, and subsequently signaled the driver to stop in the service position, located about three feet from the airplane's fuselage. The driver stopped the vehicle; however, before he could put it into park, his foot slipped off the brake pedal and onto the accelerator, which resulted in the vehicle further backing into the airplane. During the impact, the airplane incurred a 12-inch by 6-inch tear in the fuselage, which included stringer damage.
Probable Cause: The ground service vehicle driver's depressing of the accelerator rather than the brake pedal, resulting in a collision with the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA11LA044
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 17:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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