20020214003979I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 747400 · Los Angeles, CA · February 14, 2002

Date: February 14, 2002 · 23:02 local
Place: Los Angeles, CA
Airport: Los Angeles International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: BRAF
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: GBYGC
Reported as: Boeing 747400

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What happened

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(-23) As aircraft taxied away from lax jetway #208, the left winglet contacted the jetway. The acft taxied to gate 218 where pax deplaned. No injuries to pax or crew. Los Angeles airport police report #02-10179, page 6 states the cause of the incident was: 1. Captain glass did not ensure enough clearance between acft and jetway on taxiout. 2. Ms. Susan gentry taylor (duty mgr. For british airways, lax) did not move the jetway (wheels) into its yellow rectangular parking spot. 3. Mr. John anthony arnold (assisting) Ms. Taylor also did not ensure acft/jetway clearance. Acft winglet was removed and acft flew cdl to london, england w/pax on 02/15/2002 for permanent repairs. Lax airfield ops outlined the wheels of the taxiway outside its parkingspot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AS AIRCRAFT TAXIED AWAY FROM LAX JETWAY #208, THE LEFT WINGLET CONTACTED THE JETWAY. THE ACFT TAXIED TO GATE 218 WHERE PAX DEPLANED. NO INJURIES TO PAX OR CREW. LOS ANGELES AIRPORT POLICE REPORT #02-10179, PAGE 6 STATES THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS: 1. CAPTAIN GLASS DID NOT ENSURE ENOUGH CLEARANCE BETWEEN ACFT AND JETWAY ON TAXIOUT. 2. MS. SUSAN GENTRY TAYLOR (DUTY MGR. FOR BRITISH AIRWAYS, LAX) DID NOT MOVE THE JETWAY (WHEELS) INTO ITS YELLOW RECTANGULAR PARKING SPOT. 3. MR. JOHN ANTHONY ARNOLD (ASSISTING) MS. TAYLOR ALSO DID NOT ENSURE ACFT/JETWAY CLEARANCE. ACFT WINGLET WAS REMOVED AND ACFT FLEW CDL TO LONDON, ENGLAND W/PAX ON 02/15/2002 FOR PERMANENT REPAIRS. LAX AIRFIELD OPS OUTLINED THE WHEELS OF THE TAXIWAY OUTSIDE ITS PARKINGSPOT.