# Incident 20020327005059I: Emb EMB135LR, Boston, MA, March 27, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2002, 17:25 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 42.3629° N, 71.0064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (BOS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3629&lon=-71.0064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N702AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N702AE-2022-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-135LR (registry code 3260305, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-135lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE3007C series (registry code 03028, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae3007c-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB135LR
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020327005059I

## Narrative

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

(-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^

## Other reports on N702AE (1)

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

- [Incident 20020909025549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020909025549I), Sep 9, 2002: Emb EMB135LR (N702AE), Boston, MA, Minor damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] distribution: original copy ANE-200, NE01 spm, NE-01 file chdo federal aviation administration, American cmo, SW21, p.o. box…

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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