Occurrence
On 22 July 1998 at 1700 hours UTC, a Boeing 757-236, registration G-BIKD, was positioned at London Heathrow Airport. The aircraft was on a public transport flight with no passengers and nine crew members aboard. While repositioning a motorised baggage conveyor belt at the rear cargo hold, the conveyor struck the sill of the cargo bay.
Examination
Subsequent examination of the conveyor belt revealed that the hand brake was defective and the gear lever was imprecise in operation. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the cargo door seal and adjacent structure. No injuries were reported among the crew.