# Incident 19951001036709I: Boeing 727251, Grand Rapids, MI, October 1, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1995, 08:50 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: NWAA
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N297US, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N297US-2004-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 727-251 (registry code 138408H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-727-251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 series (registry code 52048, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-jt8d-9-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727251
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951001036709I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: JETWAY WAS OPERATED BEYOND THE SWING LIMITS CAUSING LIMIT SWITCH TO TRIP DISABLING JETWAY IN A POSITION WHICH DID NOT AFFORD WING CLEARANCE. THE TAXI DIRECTOR, A QUALIFIED NEW HIRE, DIRECTED THE AIRCRAFT OUT ASSUMING THERE WAS SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE JETWAY DAMAGING THE #1 LEADING EDGE SLAT AND TIP. NON-CERTIFICATED TAXI DIRECTOR, PROPERLY TRAINED, CAUSED AIRCRAFT LEFT WING TO BE DAMAGED BY NOT ASSURING ADEQUATE CLEARANCE DURING TAXI OUT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATION MANAGEMENT HAS ISSUED NEW PROCEDURES FOR BOTH POWER OUT AND JETWAY OPERATION.

## Other reports on N297US (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19991129033459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991129033459I), Nov 29, 1999: Boeing 727251 (N297US), Kansas City, MO. (-23) On November 29, 1999, northwest airlines, flight 938, a Boeing 727-251, was enroute from mci to mem, when shortly after rotation number two engine fire…
- [Incident 19900807043199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900807043199I), Aug 7, 1990: Boeing 727251 (N297US), Las Vegas, NV. NR3 engine fire warning. Secured and returned. Insulation around wires at cannon plug melted.
- [Incident 19890502019819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890502019819I), May 2, 1989: Boeing 727251 (N297US), Las Vegas, NV. Unable to retract right main gear on climbout. Returned after dumping fuel. Landing gear safety pin was in place.
- [Incident 19870602080319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870602080319I), Jun 2, 1987: Boeing 727247 (N297US), Casper, WY. Trainee radar controller allowed two aircraft to have less than standard separation. Primary computer was down.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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