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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A320231 · San Francisco, CA · October 19, 1993

Date
October 19, 1993
Place
San Francisco, CA
Airport
San Francisco International
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
CMDF
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N431LF
Reported as
Airbus A320231
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

NR2 engine accelerated to high power on engine start. Moved. Hit tow vehicle. Throttle in incorrect position.

As the FAA filed it

NR2 ENGINE ACCELERATED TO HIGH POWER ON ENGINE START. MOVED. HIT TOW VEHICLE. THROTTLE IN INCORRECT POSITION.