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FAA incident report · Boeing 747-249F · Seattle, WA · November 22, 2000

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Date
November 22, 2000 · 20:45 local
Place
Seattle, WA
Airport
Boeing Field-King County International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
P5CA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N920FT
Reported as
Boeing 747249F
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
N920FTRegistration cancelled Oct 5, 2006 · Boeing 747-249FS/N 22237 · Built 1980Airframe modelBoeing 747-249FEngine modelPratt & Whitney JT9D seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

(-23)On November 22, 2000 polar air 2916 under the command ofprivacy data omitted landed on runway 31L Boeing field. This night landing occurred at 2045 local time. Boeing tower instructed polar air 2916 to proceed to the end of runway 31L and turned left. Polar air 2916 was supporting united parcel service whose ramp was located on the east side of Boeing filed. Without other information, the crew of polar air 2916 would have expected a right hand turn onto taxiway A1 to proceed to the ups ramp. Approaching the end of runway 31L, polar air 2916 asked for clarification of their tax instructions. Boeing field ground control responded with a clearance to turn right on taxiway A1. Shortly there after, Boeing ground control corrected itself, stopped polar air's right turn to A1 and requested polar air execute a hard left 180 degree turn and exit runway 31L using taxiway B1. While executing this turn, polar air's nose wheel tire ran over 5 threshold lights of the medium approach lighting system for runway 13R which were not illuminated.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON NOVEMBER 22, 2000 POLAR AIR 2916 UNDER THE COMMAND OF^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ LANDED ON RUNWAY 31L BOEING FIELD. THIS NIGHT LANDING OCCURRED AT 2045 LOCAL TIME. BOEING TOWER INSTRUCTED POLAR AIR 2916 TO PROCEED TO THE END OF RUNWAY 31L AND TURNED LEFT. POLAR AIR 2916 WAS SUPPORTING UNITED PARCEL SERVICE WHOSE RAMP WAS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF BOEING FILED. WITHOUT OTHER INFORMATION, THE CREW OF POLAR AIR 2916 WOULD HAVE EXPECTED A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO TAXIWAY A1 TO PROCEED TO THE UPS RAMP. APPROACHING THE END OF RUNWAY 31L, POLAR AIR 2916 ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION OF THEIR TAX INSTRUCTIONS. BOEING FIELD GROUND CONTROL RESPONDED WITH A CLEARANCE TO TURN RIGHT ON TAXIWAY A1. SHORTLY THERE AFTER, BOEING GROUND CONTROL CORRECTED ITSELF, STOPPED POLAR AIR'S RIGHT TURN TO A1 AND REQUESTED POLAR AIR EXECUTE A HARD LEFT 180 DEGREE TURN AND EXIT RUNWAY 31L USING TAXIWAY B1. WHILE EXECUTING THIS TURN, POLAR AIR'S NOSE WHEEL TIRE RAN OVER 5 THRESHOLD LIGHTS OF THE MEDIUM APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR RUNWAY 13R WHICH WERE NOT ILLUMINATED.