# Incident 20020325020909I: Boeing 777222, Chicago, IL, March 25, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2002, 19:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N797UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N797UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 777-222 (registry code 1385219, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-777-222) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series (registry code 52119, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pw4000-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 777222
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020325020909I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) UAL 260 WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOLD IN THE "B" PAD, SINCE NO GATE WAS AVAILABLE. THE FLIGHT PARKED IMPROPERLY IN THE PAD, WITH ITS NOSE WHEELS APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FEET PAST THE "B" PAD HOLD LINE. UAL 154 (A B-747-422, N188UA) INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF "B" BRIDGE UNTIL UAL 260 WAS IN THE PAD AND THEN WAS CLEARED TO THE GATE. UAL 154 STRUCK WINGTIPS WITH UAL 260, DAMAGING BOTH. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N797UA (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250524019619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250524019619I), May 24, 2025: Boeing 777-222 (N797UA), Dulles, VA, No damage. The first officer (fo) experienced symptoms of food poisoning just prior to going on rest break. The relief pilot (ior) was called up early to take over the…
- [Incident 19990503014959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990503014959I), May 3, 1999: Boeing 777222 (N797UA), Los Angeles, CA, Minor damage. Uala 842, a B-747 had taxied into gate 69 a, however, in accordance with lax airport procedures, the aircraft had stopped short, to be towed completely into…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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