What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N550NW, a Boeing-757 parked on gate #9 at nwaa laguardia terminal. During pre-flight inspection being accomplished by captain, collision occurred. Aircraft N313NB a nwaa A-319 being parked on adjacent gate #10, left wing impacted right side of N550NW fuselage (right side) at station 365-439 stringer 17-20R. Sustained damage: fuselage damage sustained from station 365 to 439, stringers 17-20 right, 3 each floor beams damaged, 3 each circumferential frames damaged, fuselage skin torn station 365-439 right, instrument air line damaged, oxygen line damaged and equipment cooling fiberglass duct destroyed. Structural engineer from nwaa, inspected area and generated temp repair, repair accomplished and aircraft ferried unpressurized to msp for permanent repair. See privacy data omitted for N313NB investigation findings.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N550NW, A BOEING-757 PARKED ON GATE #9 AT NWAA LAGUARDIA TERMINAL. DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION BEING ACCOMPLISHED BY CAPTAIN, COLLISION OCCURRED. AIRCRAFT N313NB A NWAA A-319 BEING PARKED ON ADJACENT GATE #10, LEFT WING IMPACTED RIGHT SIDE OF N550NW FUSELAGE (RIGHT SIDE) AT STATION 365-439 STRINGER 17-20R. SUSTAINED DAMAGE: FUSELAGE DAMAGE SUSTAINED FROM STATION 365 TO 439, STRINGERS 17-20 RIGHT, 3 EACH FLOOR BEAMS DAMAGED, 3 EACH CIRCUMFERENTIAL FRAMES DAMAGED, FUSELAGE SKIN TORN STATION 365-439 RIGHT, INSTRUMENT AIR LINE DAMAGED, OXYGEN LINE DAMAGED AND EQUIPMENT COOLING FIBERGLASS DUCT DESTROYED. STRUCTURAL ENGINEER FROM NWAA, INSPECTED AREA AND GENERATED TEMP REPAIR, REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED AND AIRCRAFT FERRIED UNPRESSURIZED TO MSP FOR PERMANENT REPAIR. SEE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ FOR N313NB INVESTIGATION FINDINGS.
NTSB investigation
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