20010617013179I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aerosp ATR 72-212A · Dallas-Ft Worth, TX · June 17, 2001

Date: June 17, 2001 · 16:45 local
Place: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
Airport: Dallas-Fort Worth International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SIMA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N548AT
Reported as: Aerosp ATR72212A
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,800 total306 in this make and model154 in the last 90 days

N548ATRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2014 · Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 72-212AS/N 548 · Built 1998 Airframe modelAerospatiale/Alenia ATR 72-212A Engine modelPratt & Whitney 127Turbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23)Aircraft N548AT, an ATR-72, was being marshalled out of pad 14 on the American eagle parking ramp at the dfw international airport on June 17, 2001 by American eagle ground handling agent. The ground handling agent failed to ensure adequate wing tip clearance between N548AT and N498AT another ATR-72 parked on pad 13. The right wing tip on N548AT contacted the left wing tip of N498AT, causing minor damage to the ailerons of both aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AIRCRAFT N548AT, AN ATR-72, WAS BEING MARSHALLED OUT OF PAD 14 ON THE AMERICAN EAGLE PARKING RAMP AT THE DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON JUNE 17, 2001 BY AMERICAN EAGLE GROUND HANDLING AGENT. THE GROUND HANDLING AGENT FAILED TO ENSURE ADEQUATE WING TIP CLEARANCE BETWEEN N548AT AND N498AT ANOTHER ATR-72 PARKED ON PAD 13. THE RIGHT WING TIP ON N548AT CONTACTED THE LEFT WING TIP OF N498AT, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AILERONS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT.