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FAA incident report · Airbus A310-324 · Baltimore, MD · May 19, 2000

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Date
May 19, 2000 · 00:45 local
Place
Baltimore, MD
Airport
Baltimore-Washington International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
AJLF
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N841AB
Reported as
Airbus A310324
N841ABRegistration cancelled Jun 28, 2011 · Airbus Industrie A310-324S/N 686Airframe modelAirbus Industrie A310-324

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What happened

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

(-23)Parking space was extremely limited as a result of diversions into bwi due to weather. The RW28 deice pad was being used to park aircraft. It is marked for larger aircraft, but not B-737'S. The noses of the two (2) united B-757'S were parked right up to the edge of the outer limit of taxiway "c", however they were facing 180 degrees from the normal position. Southwest had one (1) B-737 parked ont he concrete area of the pad on row 5. A maintenance crew taxied a B-737 from the terminal and was told by maa ops to park on row 5. They got as close to the previously parked B-737 as they could. A mertojet taxing on "c" notified ground control that the B-737 on spot five (5) was very close to the edge of taxiway "c". Ground control acknowledged receipt of the problem and advised all succeeding aircraft about the parked aircraft. Ground control did not request Maryland airport authority to go out to investigate. About six (6) minutes after the original notification an air jamaica A-310 contacted the left elevator of the parked southwest B737 causing minor damage to the A-310 and substantial damage to the B-737. No injuries were sustained nor was an emergency evcuation requi red.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PARKING SPACE WAS EXTREMELY LIMITED AS A RESULT OF DIVERSIONS INTO BWI DUE TO WEATHER. THE RW28 DEICE PAD WAS BEING USED TO PARK AIRCRAFT. IT IS MARKED FOR LARGER AIRCRAFT, BUT NOT B-737'S. THE NOSES OF THE TWO (2) UNITED B-757'S WERE PARKED RIGHT UP TO THE EDGE OF THE OUTER LIMIT OF TAXIWAY "C", HOWEVER THEY WERE FACING 180 DEGREES FROM THE NORMAL POSITION. SOUTHWEST HAD ONE (1) B-737 PARKED ONT HE CONCRETE AREA OF THE PAD ON ROW 5. A MAINTENANCE CREW TAXIED A B-737 FROM THE TERMINAL AND WAS TOLD BY MAA OPS TO PARK ON ROW 5. THEY GOT AS CLOSE TO THE PREVIOUSLY PARKED B-737 AS THEY COULD. A MERTOJET TAXING ON "C" NOTIFIED GROUND CONTROL THAT THE B-737 ON SPOT FIVE (5) WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF TAXIWAY "C". GROUND CONTROL ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIPT OF THE PROBLEM AND ADVISED ALL SUCCEEDING AIRCRAFT ABOUT THE PARKED AIRCRAFT. GROUND CONTROL DID NOT REQUEST MARYLAND AIRPORT AUTHORITY TO GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE. ABOUT SIX (6) MINUTES AFTER THE ORIGINAL NOTIFICATION AN AIR JAMAICA A-310 CONTACTED THE LEFT ELEVATOR OF THE PARKED SOUTHWEST B737 CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE A-310 AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE B-737. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED NOR WAS AN EMERGENCY EVCUATION REQUI RED.