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FAA incident report · Doug DC-8-63 · Chicago, IL · February 9, 1994

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Date
February 9, 1994 · 20:25 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago-O Hare International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
ARWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N345JW
Reported as
Doug DC863
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,550 total
N345JWRegistration cancelled Jan 18, 2018 · Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63S/N 46042 · Built 1968Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT3D seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

Narrative: non FAA facilities- this incident occurred on the united parcel service ramp at ord. F.a.r. violation-121.135 non compliance with approved company ground operations manual. This incident occured while an arrow air DC-8 aircraft taxied into the u.p.s. cargo ramp area at Chicago o'Hare airport. The aircraft believed it was being guided by four u.p.s. marshallers with lighted wands. While trying to avoid a tractor parked on the taxiway, the aircrafts left wing tip scraped the static wick of a u.p.s. DC-8 aircraft parked along the taxi route. Resulting in a 2 1/2 foot cut on the lower wing tip. A bent static wick was the only damage to the parked u.p.s. aircraft. The arrow air aircraft continued it's taxi, and was parked at the designated gate. At no time was the stop signal given to the captain during taxi operations. The crew did not know contact had occured until all engines were shut down at the gate, and a u.p.s. mechanic boarded the aircraft and notified the crew of the damage.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: NON FAA FACILITIES- THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE UNITED PARCEL SERVICE RAMP AT ORD. F.A.R. VIOLATION-121.135 NON COMPLIANCE WITH APPROVED COMPANY GROUND OPERATIONS MANUAL. THIS INCIDENT OCCURED WHILE AN ARROW AIR DC-8 AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO THE U.P.S. CARGO RAMP AREA AT CHICAGO O'HARE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT BELIEVED IT WAS BEING GUIDED BY FOUR U.P.S. MARSHALLERS WITH LIGHTED WANDS. WHILE TRYING TO AVOID A TRACTOR PARKED ON THE TAXIWAY, THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING TIP SCRAPED THE STATIC WICK OF A U.P.S. DC-8 AIRCRAFT PARKED ALONG THE TAXI ROUTE. RESULTING IN A 2 1/2 FOOT CUT ON THE LOWER WING TIP. A BENT STATIC WICK WAS THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE PARKED U.P.S. AIRCRAFT. THE ARROW AIR AIRCRAFT CONTINUED IT'S TAXI, AND WAS PARKED AT THE DESIGNATED GATE. AT NO TIME WAS THE STOP SIGNAL GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN DURING TAXI OPERATIONS. THE CREW DID NOT KNOW CONTACT HAD OCCURED UNTIL ALL ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN AT THE GATE, AND A U.P.S. MECHANIC BOARDED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTIFIED THE CREW OF THE DAMAGE.