19990223015349I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 747* · Los Angeles, CA · February 23, 1999

Date: February 23, 1999 · 13:03 local
Place: Los Angeles, CA
Airport: Los Angeles International
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: ANZF
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: ZKSUH
Reported as: Boeing 747*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-5) Air new zealand flight 0021 received push-back clearance from gate 23, terminal two, from lax ground control. During push-back the right winglet of NZ002A came into contact, and sheared off, two static wicks on the aft section of the horizontal stabilizer of a south west airlines B-737, parked at gate 2, terminal one. There was no damage to NZ002A. Damage to the south west aircraft was minor, both wicks were replaced by south west maintance.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) AIR NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT 0021 RECEIVED PUSH-BACK CLEARANCE FROM GATE 23, TERMINAL TWO, FROM LAX GROUND CONTROL. DURING PUSH-BACK THE RIGHT WINGLET OF NZ002A CAME INTO CONTACT, AND SHEARED OFF, TWO STATIC WICKS ON THE AFT SECTION OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF A SOUTH WEST AIRLINES B-737, PARKED AT GATE 2, TERMINAL ONE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO NZ002A. DAMAGE TO THE SOUTH WEST AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR, BOTH WICKS WERE REPLACED BY SOUTH WEST MAINTANCE.