19940103024221I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC1010 · Chicago, IL · January 3, 1994

Date
January 3, 1994 · 15:55 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago-O Hare International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1823U
Reported as
Doug DC1010
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,598 total

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.

Narrative: the flight crew of both aircraft involved were unclear of the meaning of the markings used in the "penalty box" holding bay charts and manuals supplied to the crews by united air lines did not adequately reflect the changes in the most recent advisory circular that the markings were based on. There are presently no restrictions on the type of aircraft that can use the holding bay under normal operations. Large aircraft would have a very difficult time using the holding bay and remaining behind the hold line.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE FLIGHT CREW OF BOTH AIRCRAFT INVOLVED WERE UNCLEAR OF THE MEANING OF THE MARKINGS USED IN THE "PENALTY BOX" HOLDING BAY CHARTS AND MANUALS SUPPLIED TO THE CREWS BY UNITED AIR LINES DID NOT ADEQUATELY REFLECT THE CHANGES IN THE MOST RECENT ADVISORY CIRCULAR THAT THE MARKINGS WERE BASED ON. THERE ARE PRESENTLY NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT THAT CAN USE THE HOLDING BAY UNDER NORMAL OPERATIONS. LARGE AIRCRAFT WOULD HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME USING THE HOLDING BAY AND REMAINING BEHIND THE HOLD LINE.