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FAA incident report · Boeing 747400 · Los Angeles, CA · September 28, 1997

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Date
September 28, 1997 · 01:30 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
Los Angeles International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
QOCF
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N16461
Reported as
Boeing 747400
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,750 total2,900 in this make and model197 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: eva 15 was issued a taxi clearance and applied thrust. The jet blast caused ground equipment to move in the gate area behind the eva aircraft. One cart struck a ramp service agent, then continued rolling, striking the #1 engine cowl of a china airlines B-747 (registration B-162) parked in gate 102. The injured ramp agent was transferred to the hospital, initially in serious condition. Another employee received a minor leg injury. The fan duct of the #1 engine was punctured. The 12 inch by 12 inch damaged area was repaired and the flight departed approximately 2 hours later. Witnesses state that it appeared the eva was using too much power when taxiing out of the ramp area. The direction of taxi required the aircraft to overcome an upward incline. Eva air reports that the flight data reading indicated, "the average N1 thrust was 43% at break away, then gradually reduced to 38% after achieving a ground speed of 4 KTS." The recorded maximum thrust on engines 1 through 4 were 43.6%, 43.4%, 44.4% and 42.2% respectively. Los Angeles department of airports and airport police responded to the incident. The incident report prepared by lax dept. Of airports, indicates that the carts moved by the jet blast were not "brake locked". This incident investigation is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: EVA 15 WAS ISSUED A TAXI CLEARANCE AND APPLIED THRUST. THE JET BLAST CAUSED GROUND EQUIPMENT TO MOVE IN THE GATE AREA BEHIND THE EVA AIRCRAFT. ONE CART STRUCK A RAMP SERVICE AGENT, THEN CONTINUED ROLLING, STRIKING THE #1 ENGINE COWL OF A CHINA AIRLINES B-747 (REGISTRATION B-162) PARKED IN GATE 102. THE INJURED RAMP AGENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE HOSPITAL, INITIALLY IN SERIOUS CONDITION. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A MINOR LEG INJURY. THE FAN DUCT OF THE #1 ENGINE WAS PUNCTURED. THE 12 INCH BY 12 INCH DAMAGED AREA WAS REPAIRED AND THE FLIGHT DEPARTED APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS LATER. WITNESSES STATE THAT IT APPEARED THE EVA WAS USING TOO MUCH POWER WHEN TAXIING OUT OF THE RAMP AREA. THE DIRECTION OF TAXI REQUIRED THE AIRCRAFT TO OVERCOME AN UPWARD INCLINE. EVA AIR REPORTS THAT THE FLIGHT DATA READING INDICATED, "THE AVERAGE N1 THRUST WAS 43% AT BREAK AWAY, THEN GRADUALLY REDUCED TO 38% AFTER ACHIEVING A GROUND SPEED OF 4 KTS." THE RECORDED MAXIMUM THRUST ON ENGINES 1 THROUGH 4 WERE 43.6%, 43.4%, 44.4% AND 42.2% RESPECTIVELY. LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF AIRPORTS AND AIRPORT POLICE RESPONDED TO THE INCIDENT. THE INCIDENT REPORT PREPARED BY LAX DEPT. OF AIRPORTS, INDICATES THAT THE CARTS MOVED BY THE JET BLAST WERE NOT "BRAKE LOCKED". THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.