20030118006309I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-135LR · Columbus, OH · January 18, 2003

Date: January 18, 2003 · 08:47 local
Place: Columbus, OH
Airport: Port Columbus International
Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: SIMA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N714BZ
Reported as: EMB EMB135LR
Fatal injuries: 0

N714BZRegistration cancelled Jul 2, 2003 · Embraer EMB-135LRS/N 145260 · Built 2000 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-135LR Engine modelAllison AE-3007ATurbo-fan

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What happened

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

(-23) "Industrial incident-no intent to fly". On 01/18/03, American eagle maintenance was performing an engine run up. This run up was on an Emb-135LR aircraft. The engine run was performed approximately 295 feet from the hangar. The aircraft was facing the hangar and was parked on a snow and ice covered surface. The mechanics were running both engines and advanced the power levers to approximately 80 to 85%. The aircraft moved out of control, hitting the hangar causing substantial damage to the aircraft and the hangar door.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) "INDUSTRIAL INCIDENT-NO INTENT TO FLY". ON 01/18/03, AMERICAN EAGLE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMING AN ENGINE RUN UP. THIS RUN UP WAS ON AN EMB-135LR AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY 295 FEET FROM THE HANGAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FACING THE HANGAR AND WAS PARKED ON A SNOW AND ICE COVERED SURFACE. THE MECHANICS WERE RUNNING BOTH ENGINES AND ADVANCED THE POWER LEVERS TO APPROXIMATELY 80 TO 85%. THE AIRCRAFT MOVED OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING THE HANGAR CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE HANGAR DOOR.