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FAA incident report · Boeing 747-131 · Dallas-Ft Worth, TX · March 5, 1996

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Date
March 5, 1996 · 08:00 local
Place
Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
Airport
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
TWRA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N608FF
Reported as
Boeing 747131
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
N608FFRegistration cancelled Feb 10, 2012 · Boeing 747-131S/N 19672 · Built 1970Airframe modelBoeing 747-131Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT9D-3ATurbo-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: MC-9 tower air B-747, was on a ferry positioning flight to dfw airport, TX. Upon reaching terminal 2W at dfw airport, MC-9 was cleared to gate 18. The ramp on terminal 2W is uncontrolled. Approaching gate 18, MC-9 acquired a lead guideman and two wing walkers. Tower air has a contract WI th amr services for ground handling| MC-9 received hand signals to taxi to final position on gate 18. The check airman (PIC) in the right seat observed that there was not sufficient clearance between MC-9 and a TWAA017A DC-9 (N993Z) parked on gate 17 (right of gate 18) to continue. He applied the aircraft brakes and stopped the B-747. The B-747'S right wing tip struck the twaa DC-9'S rudder. The twra B-747 had several cracked panels on the right outer wing. The twaa DC-9 had a six inch by six inch gash in the rudder above the trim tab. The twaa DC-9 was hooked up to a tug for relocation to another gate and occupied only by a maintenance person to ride/guard the aircraft brakes. Investigation revealed. 1. That the right wing walker was improperly positioned and was unable to see the clearance problem and continued the clear visual signal. 2. There is not proper clearance to park a B-747 on gate 18 with any aircraft parked on gate 17. 3. There are no published notices in regards to 2. Above. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: MC-9 TOWER AIR B-747, WAS ON A FERRY POSITIONING FLIGHT TO DFW AIRPORT, TX. UPON REACHING TERMINAL 2W AT DFW AIRPORT, MC-9 WAS CLEARED TO GATE 18. THE RAMP ON TERMINAL 2W IS UNCONTROLLED. APPROACHING GATE 18, MC-9 ACQUIRED A LEAD GUIDEMAN AND TWO WING WALKERS. TOWER AIR HAS A CONTRACT WI TH AMR SERVICES FOR GROUND HANDLING| MC-9 RECEIVED HAND SIGNALS TO TAXI TO FINAL POSITION ON GATE 18. THE CHECK AIRMAN (PIC) IN THE RIGHT SEAT OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE BETWEEN MC-9 AND A TWAA017A DC-9 (N993Z) PARKED ON GATE 17 (RIGHT OF GATE 18) TO CONTINUE. HE APPLIED THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES AND STOPPED THE B-747. THE B-747'S RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE TWAA DC-9'S RUDDER. THE TWRA B-747 HAD SEVERAL CRACKED PANELS ON THE RIGHT OUTER WING. THE TWAA DC-9 HAD A SIX INCH BY SIX INCH GASH IN THE RUDDER ABOVE THE TRIM TAB. THE TWAA DC-9 WAS HOOKED UP TO A TUG FOR RELOCATION TO ANOTHER GATE AND OCCUPIED ONLY BY A MAINTENANCE PERSON TO RIDE/GUARD THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED. 1. THAT THE RIGHT WING WALKER WAS IMPROPERLY POSITIONED AND WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE CLEARANCE PROBLEM AND CONTINUED THE CLEAR VISUAL SIGNAL. 2. THERE IS NOT PROPER CLEARANCE TO PARK A B-747 ON GATE 18 WITH ANY AIRCRAFT PARKED ON GATE 17. 3. THERE ARE NO PUBLISHED NOTICES IN REGARDS TO 2. ABOVE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.