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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 747200F · Los Angeles, CA · September 2, 2000

Date: September 2, 2000 · 23:30 local
Place: Los Angeles, CA
Airport: Los Angeles International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: CAAF
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: B2448
Reported as: Boeing 747200F

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What happened

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(-23)Caaf 9983 was taxing into a parking spot between 2 parked B-747'S. The parked B-747 to the left of caaf 9983 was 4-8 feet right of centerline. Caaf 9983 followed a left turn signal more abruptly and aggressively than the nwaa marshaller expected. The marshaller then attempted to correct the situation with a turn to the right, a turn which caused the left wingtip of CAAF9983 to move forward and outboard, resulting in contact between the left wingtip of caaf 9983 and the right wingtip of the nwaa B-747 parked to the left. The left wingwalker signalled a stop approximately 5 seconds prior to contact. The wingwalkers wands were unlighted. The marshaller has taken responsibility for the incident, recognizing proper action would have been to signal a stop, and then to tow the aircraft into the reduced clearance parking spot. Nwaa has initiated disciplinary and educational action.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)CAAF 9983 WAS TAXING INTO A PARKING SPOT BETWEEN 2 PARKED B-747'S. THE PARKED B-747 TO THE LEFT OF CAAF 9983 WAS 4-8 FEET RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. CAAF 9983 FOLLOWED A LEFT TURN SIGNAL MORE ABRUPTLY AND AGGRESSIVELY THAN THE NWAA MARSHALLER EXPECTED. THE MARSHALLER THEN ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION WITH A TURN TO THE RIGHT, A TURN WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT WINGTIP OF CAAF9983 TO MOVE FORWARD AND OUTBOARD, RESULTING IN CONTACT BETWEEN THE LEFT WINGTIP OF CAAF 9983 AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP OF THE NWAA B-747 PARKED TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WINGWALKER SIGNALLED A STOP APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS PRIOR TO CONTACT. THE WINGWALKERS WANDS WERE UNLIGHTED. THE MARSHALLER HAS TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT, RECOGNIZING PROPER ACTION WOULD HAVE BEEN TO SIGNAL A STOP, AND THEN TO TOW THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE REDUCED CLEARANCE PARKING SPOT. NWAA HAS INITIATED DISCIPLINARY AND EDUCATIONAL ACTION.