20040107000729I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-135LR · Houston, TX · January 7, 2004

Date
January 7, 2004 · 13:30 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Houston Intercontinental Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
C2XA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N14514
Reported as
EMB EMB135LR

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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" C2XA maintenance employee was taxiing aircraft from the gate for an operation check on the brakes. Upon completion of brake check the mechanics contacted C2XA tower for a 180 degree turn back to the gate. The tower misjudge the position of the aircraft, and cleared the aircraft for this maneuver. The C2XA maintenance employees also misjudged the ramp area for adequate space for this maneuver. The aircraft dropped into a clearly marked construction hole in the ramp. Damage to the aircraft was right lower landing gear fairing cracked, and minor scraps on the landing gear lower drag link. Aircraft was repaired and returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) "INDUSTRIAL INCIDENT-NO INTENT TO FLY" C2XA MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE WAS TAXIING AIRCRAFT FROM THE GATE FOR AN OPERATION CHECK ON THE BRAKES. UPON COMPLETION OF BRAKE CHECK THE MECHANICS CONTACTED C2XA TOWER FOR A 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO THE GATE. THE TOWER MISJUDGE THE POSITION OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR THIS MANEUVER. THE C2XA MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES ALSO MISJUDGED THE RAMP AREA FOR ADEQUATE SPACE FOR THIS MANEUVER. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED INTO A CLEARLY MARKED CONSTRUCTION HOLE IN THE RAMP. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS RIGHT LOWER LANDING GEAR FAIRING CRACKED, AND MINOR SCRAPS ON THE LANDING GEAR LOWER DRAG LINK. AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.