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FAA incident report · Gulstm GV · Boston, MA · September 10, 2002

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Date
September 10, 2002 · 20:14 local
Place
Boston, MA
Airport
General Edward Lawrence Logan
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N73RP
Reported as
Gulstm GV
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,600 total263 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23)Distribution: original copy ANE-200, NE01 spm, NE-01 file. privacy data omitted While the aircraft was marshaled into the signature ramp spot #2, at approximately 2015 EDT on September 10,2002, the left winglet scraped the bottom of a delta airline's mobile airstairs. Two signature marshalers were being used to guide the aircraft to its parking stand. One marshaler was located at the front of the aircraft and the other at the left wing. Neither marshaler was located at the front of the aircraft and the other at the left wing. Neither marshaler gave the crew a signal to stop the aircraft prior to contacting the airstairs. The crew was unaware of this contact until they were informed by airport security who were also was located in the vicinity of the left wing. The captain, who is also a FAA licensed airframe and powerplant mechanic, inspected the winglet for damage. After conducting his inspection and having discussions with the company's chief of maintenance as well as Gulfstream technical support, it was determined that the damage to the winglet was cosmetic. The aircraft was returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)DISTRIBUTION: ORIGINAL COPY ANE-200, NE01 SPM, NE-01 FILE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS MARSHALED INTO THE SIGNATURE RAMP SPOT #2, AT APPROXIMATELY 2015 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 10,2002, THE LEFT WINGLET SCRAPED THE BOTTOM OF A DELTA AIRLINE'S MOBILE AIRSTAIRS. TWO SIGNATURE MARSHALERS WERE BEING USED TO GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT TO ITS PARKING STAND. ONE MARSHALER WAS LOCATED AT THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE OTHER AT THE LEFT WING. NEITHER MARSHALER WAS LOCATED AT THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE OTHER AT THE LEFT WING. NEITHER MARSHALER GAVE THE CREW A SIGNAL TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO CONTACTING THE AIRSTAIRS. THE CREW WAS UNAWARE OF THIS CONTACT UNTIL THEY WERE INFORMED BY AIRPORT SECURITY WHO WERE ALSO WAS LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF THE LEFT WING. THE CAPTAIN, WHO IS ALSO A FAA LICENSED AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC, INSPECTED THE WINGLET FOR DAMAGE. AFTER CONDUCTING HIS INSPECTION AND HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMPANY'S CHIEF OF MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS GULFSTREAM TECHNICAL SUPPORT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE TO THE WINGLET WAS COSMETIC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.