What happened
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(-23) American eagle flight 4510, bos to ewr, received taxi clearance and signaled the ramp agent that they were ready to go. The ramp agent gave the captain an immediate left hand turn out of the chocks. The aircraft rolled forward about 10 feet and struck a portable air stair. The aircraft was stopped, de-boarded, and taken out of service. The damage was limited to a minor dent in the right wing leading edge. Maintenance performed a visual and ndi inspection iaw the srm and placed the leading edge on an open log item, repair or replace nlt 400 flight cycles. Factors related to this incident include: the pilot didn't turn as directed by the ramp agent. Also the ramp agent saw the aircraft moving forward, not turning left and he didn't stop the aircraft. The safety manager for American eagle has scheduled refresher training for the ramp agents and pilots.privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 4510, BOS TO EWR, RECEIVED TAXI CLEARANCE AND SIGNALED THE RAMP AGENT THAT THEY WERE READY TO GO. THE RAMP AGENT GAVE THE CAPTAIN AN IMMEDIATE LEFT HAND TURN OUT OF THE CHOCKS. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED FORWARD ABOUT 10 FEET AND STRUCK A PORTABLE AIR STAIR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED, DE-BOARDED, AND TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO A MINOR DENT IN THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A VISUAL AND NDI INSPECTION IAW THE SRM AND PLACED THE LEADING EDGE ON AN OPEN LOG ITEM, REPAIR OR REPLACE NLT 400 FLIGHT CYCLES. FACTORS RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT INCLUDE: THE PILOT DIDN'T TURN AS DIRECTED BY THE RAMP AGENT. ALSO THE RAMP AGENT SAW THE AIRCRAFT MOVING FORWARD, NOT TURNING LEFT AND HE DIDN'T STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE SAFETY MANAGER FOR AMERICAN EAGLE HAS SCHEDULED REFRESHER TRAINING FOR THE RAMP AGENTS AND PILOTS.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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