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FAA incident report · Dorner DO328300 · Boston, MA · June 3, 2003

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Date
June 3, 2003 · 12:35 local
Place
Boston, MA
Airport
General Edward Lawrence Logan
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
VTZA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N452FJ
Reported as
Dorner DO328300
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW306B
People aboard
28
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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(-23) Date: June 3, 2003 Logan international airport Boston ma (bos) 12:35 EDT ASI: donald e. small N452FJ dornier DO-328-300 s/n 3214 FSDO-01 Tuesday 06/03/2003 privacy data omitted blue ridge, atlantic coast airlines, d/b/a delta connection, flight #6133, DO-328-300, N452FJ, 6/3/03 while being pushed back from Boston's gate 41 was hit by a tug at 1234 EDT. Damage was reported as minor to the nose radome and a scratched nose landing gear. Delta main line ramp personnel were doing the push back. privacy data omitted Was driving the tug and privacy data omitted was handling the tow bar. As the flight crew started one engine ^pri^ disconnected the tow bar from the tug and then disconnected it from the aircraft. During this time ^priv^ got out of the tug to help ^pri^ with the tow bar. After the tow bar was connected to the tug the tug started to roll forward. The tow bar hit the nose landing gear causing minor scratches. The tug continued forward hitting the nose radome causing minor damage to it. ^priv^ claimed she had the emergency brake on and the gearshift in neutral. ^priv^ also claimed that the tug was located on an incline and the emergency brake was ineffective. The ma ssachusetts state police will be testing the vehicle for defects. Drug testing was not performed because it was claimed by delta airline management to be a mechanical problem. As stated by the delta ramp supervisor: "when the tug was placed in neutral, with the emergency brake set, on a flat surface, the tug did not move. It did roll forward when placed on an incline, as was the position of the tug and aircraft at the time of damage. This was due to a drainage sewer in the area. The emergency brake and foot brake were replaced." The nose radome was replaced. The lower portion of the nose landing gear will also be replaced before the aircraft is returned to service. Findings by delta airlines: personnel failed to perform daily inspection on tug. The emergency brake on tug #18356 failed. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DATE: JUNE 3, 2003 LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BOSTON MA (BOS) 12:35 EDT ASI: DONALD E. SMALL N452FJ DORNIER DO-328-300 S/N 3214 FSDO-01 TUESDAY 06/03/2003 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BLUE RIDGE, ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES, D/B/A DELTA CONNECTION, FLIGHT #6133, DO-328-300, N452FJ, 6/3/03 WHILE BEING PUSHED BACK FROM BOSTON'S GATE 41 WAS HIT BY A TUG AT 1234 EDT. DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AS MINOR TO THE NOSE RADOME AND A SCRATCHED NOSE LANDING GEAR. DELTA MAIN LINE RAMP PERSONNEL WERE DOING THE PUSH BACK. ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS DRIVING THE TUG AND ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS HANDLING THE TOW BAR.AS THE FLIGHT CREW STARTED ONE ENGINE ^PRI^ DISCONNECTED THE TOW BAR FROM THE TUG AND THEN DISCONNECTED IT FROM THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THIS TIME ^PRIV^ GOT OUT OF THE TUG TO HELP ^PRI^ WITH THE TOW BAR. AFTER THE TOW BAR WAS CONNECTED TO THE TUG THE TUG STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD. THE TOW BAR HIT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CAUSING MINOR SCRATCHES. THE TUG CONTINUED FORWARD HITTING THE NOSE RADOME CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO IT. ^PRIV^ CLAIMED SHE HAD THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND THE GEARSHIFT IN NEUTRAL. ^PRIV^ ALSO CLAIMED THAT THE TUG WAS LOCATED ON AN INCLINE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS INEFFECTIVE. THE MA SSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE WILL BE TESTING THE VEHICLE FOR DEFECTS. DRUG TESTING WAS NOT PERFORMED BECAUSE IT WAS CLAIMED BY DELTA AIRLINE MANAGEMENT TO BE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. AS STATED BY THE DELTA RAMP SUPERVISOR: "WHEN THE TUG WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL, WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SET, ON A FLAT SURFACE, THE TUG DID NOT MOVE. IT DID ROLL FORWARD WHEN PLACED ON AN INCLINE, AS WAS THE POSITION OF THE TUG AND AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF DAMAGE. THIS WAS DUE TO A DRAINAGE SEWER IN THE AREA. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND FOOT BRAKE WERE REPLACED." THE NOSE RADOME WAS REPLACED. THE LOWER PORTION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WILL ALSO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT IS RETURNED TO SERVICE. FINDINGS BY DELTA AIRLINES: PERSONNEL FAILED TO PERFORM DAILY INSPECTION ON TUG. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON TUG #18356 FAILED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^