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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bac AVRO 146-RJ85A · St Louis, MO · November 29, 2000

Date: November 29, 2000 · 18:34 local
Place: St Louis, MO
Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: MALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N505XJ
Reported as: Bac AVRO146RJ85A
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,400 total1,000 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N505XJRegistration cancelled Dec 12, 2007 · British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85AS/N E2313 · Built 1997 Airframe modelBritish Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A Engine modelAlliedsign LF507-1FTurbo-jet

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What happened

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(-23) On Wednesday, November 29, 2000, at 6:34 pm, northwest airlink-mesaba airlines avro regional jet, N505XJ, flight 3548 stl-mem, was pushed back from gate A-5. The push back tractor was disconnected from the aircraft and was returning to the terminal. The all clear signal to proceed was given by the wing walker to the captain. The captain initiated normal left turn as he began to taxi at which point the right elevator on N505XJ struck the left elevator of a northwest airlines DC-9, N785NC, parked at gate A-3. Note: ground handling of mesaba flights at stl is contractred to northwest airlines.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2000, AT 6:34 PM, NORTHWEST AIRLINK-MESABA AIRLINES AVRO REGIONAL JET, N505XJ, FLIGHT 3548 STL-MEM, WAS PUSHED BACK FROM GATE A-5. THE PUSH BACK TRACTOR WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS RETURNING TO THE TERMINAL. THE ALL CLEAR SIGNAL TO PROCEED WAS GIVEN BY THE WING WALKER TO THE CAPTAIN. THE CAPTAIN INITIATED NORMAL LEFT TURN AS HE BEGAN TO TAXI AT WHICH POINT THE RIGHT ELEVATOR ON N505XJ STRUCK THE LEFT ELEVATOR OF A NORTHWEST AIRLINES DC-9, N785NC, PARKED AT GATE A-3. NOTE: GROUND HANDLING OF MESABA FLIGHTS AT STL IS CONTRACTRED TO NORTHWEST AIRLINES.