20010409006369A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 767-223 · Boston, MA · April 9, 2001

Date
April 9, 2001 · 08:02 local
Place
Boston, MA
Airport
General Edward Lawrence Logan
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AALA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N328AA
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC01LA094
Reported as
Boeing 767223

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What happened

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

(-23) American airlines flight 1547, bos-mco, a B767-223, taxiing on taxiway delta to runway 27, struck delta airlines flight 1823, bos-lga, a B737-832, which was stopped on by-pass taxiway D-1 due to a ground stop to its destination. The right wingtip of the B767 struck the left rear horizontal stabilizer and elevator of the B737 a/c. the B767 received minor damage and the B737 received substantial damage to the left rear horizontal stabilizer spar.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 1547, BOS-MCO, A B767-223, TAXIING ON TAXIWAY DELTA TO RUNWAY 27, STRUCK DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT 1823, BOS-LGA, A B737-832, WHICH WAS STOPPED ON BY-PASS TAXIWAY D-1 DUE TO A GROUND STOP TO ITS DESTINATION. THE RIGHT WINGTIP OF THE B767 STRUCK THE LEFT REAR HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR OF THE B737 A/C. THE B767 RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE B737 RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SPAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N328AA · 2

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