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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bac AVRO 146-RJ85A · Minneapolis, MN · March 9, 2002

Date: March 9, 2002 · 13:14 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: MALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N526XJ
Reported as: Bac AVRO146RJ85A
People aboard: 28
Fatal injuries: 0

N526XJRegistration cancelled Jan 10, 2007 · British Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85AS/N E2351 · Built 1999 Airframe modelBritish Aerospace AVRO 146-RJ85A Engine modelAlliedsign LF507-1FTurbo-jet

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What happened

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

(-23) While aircraft was being pushed back for departure, the left wing tip contacted a parked catering truck. The operator was utilizing wing walkers at the time of incident. The left wing walker indicated that he was not paying attention and looking down at the time of the incident. Air carrier suspended individual after investigating the incident. The aircraft sustained damage to the left aileron cap and damage to the wing cap. Both components were replaced and the left aileron rebalanced.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FOR DEPARTURE, THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED A PARKED CATERING TRUCK. THE OPERATOR WAS UTILIZING WING WALKERS AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. THE LEFT WING WALKER INDICATED THAT HE WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND LOOKING DOWN AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. AIR CARRIER SUSPENDED INDIVIDUAL AFTER INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AILERON CAP AND DAMAGE TO THE WING CAP. BOTH COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED AND THE LEFT AILERON REBALANCED.