20030819019269I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · AMD Falconf · Omaha, NE · August 19, 2003

Date: August 19, 2003 · 14:00 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N341KA
Reported as: AMD Falconf

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What happened

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(-23) On August 19, 2003, at approximately 1400 CDT, falcon 20, N341KA, sustained substantial damage during an engine maintenance run on the corporate aviation ramp at Omaha Eppley Airfield. The licensed technician initiated an engine indicator operational check when the aircraft jumped the nose wheel chock and impacted a mobile ground power unit. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the RH fuselage structure between frames 8 and 12, and stringers 18 and 20. The maintenance technician reported no injury. Subsequent investigation disclosed that the aircraft parking brake accumulator was uncharged, the aircraft was improperly chocked, and the brake selector valve was improperly positioned.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 19, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 CDT, FALCON 20, N341KA, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ENGINE MAINTENANCE RUN ON THE CORPORATE AVIATION RAMP AT OMAHA EPPLEY AIRFIELD. THE LICENSED TECHNICIAN INITIATED AN ENGINE INDICATOR OPERATIONAL CHECK WHEN THE AIRCRAFT JUMPED THE NOSE WHEEL CHOCK AND IMPACTED A MOBILE GROUND POWER UNIT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RH FUSELAGE STRUCTURE BETWEEN FRAMES 8 AND 12, AND STRINGERS 18 AND 20. THE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN REPORTED NO INJURY. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE AIRCRAFT PARKING BRAKE ACCUMULATOR WAS UNCHARGED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS IMPROPERLY CHOCKED, AND THE BRAKE SELECTOR VALVE WAS IMPROPERLY POSITIONED.