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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727290 · Portland, OR · April 13, 1988

Date: April 13, 1988 · 13:10 local
Place: Portland, OR
Airport: Portland International
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ASAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N291AS
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA88IA074
Reported as: Boeing 727290
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D217
People aboard: 98
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,000 total15,000 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft being repositioned to correct heading after tug driver error. Tow bar broke, allowing aircraft to hit tug.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT BEING REPOSITIONED TO CORRECT HEADING AFTER TUG DRIVER ERROR. TOW BAR BROKE, ALLOWING AIRCRAFT TO HIT TUG.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA88IA074Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPortland, ORThe Boeing 727 was pushed back fm the gate counterclockwise through an arc of 90 degrees resulting in mispositioning the acft relative to the intended taxi direction. The ground crew (tug and safety operators) attempted to resolve the out of position…Apr 13, 1988 · Minor damage