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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 727-225 · Houston, TX · June 11, 2003

Date: June 11, 2003 · 05:00 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: FDEA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N463FE
Reported as: Boeing 727225
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT8D15A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,050 total2,761 in this make and model54 in the last 90 days

N463FERegistration cancelled Dec 19, 2013 · Boeing 727-225S/N 22551 · Built 1981 Airframe modelBoeing 727-225 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT8D-15Turbo-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) The crew reported that the marshaller and wing walker both signaled the gate was clear and the crew proceeded into the gate. As they approached the stopping point they felt a shutter and then were given the emergency stop, from ground crew. The crew stated that they shut down the aircraft and got out of the aircraft, they noticed a damaged container, left-winger tip and forward slat. The fedex flight safety officer performed a safety debrief with the crew and the captain was given a line check by the company.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE MARSHALLER AND WING WALKER BOTH SIGNALED THE GATE WAS CLEAR AND THE CREW PROCEEDED INTO THE GATE. AS THEY APPROACHED THE STOPPING POINT THEY FELT A SHUTTER AND THEN WERE GIVEN THE EMERGENCY STOP, FROM GROUND CREW. THE CREW STATED THAT THEY SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, THEY NOTICED A DAMAGED CONTAINER, LEFT-WINGER TIP AND FORWARD SLAT. THE FEDEX FLIGHT SAFETY OFFICER PERFORMED A SAFETY DEBRIEF WITH THE CREW AND THE CAPTAIN WAS GIVEN A LINE CHECK BY THE COMPANY.