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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · EMB EMB-145LR · Houston, TX · April 9, 2004

Date: April 9, 2004 · 09:50 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: N14923
Reported as: EMB EMB145LR
People aboard: 21
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,940 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

N14923Registration cancelled Sep 25, 2018 · Embraer EMB-145LRS/N 145318 · Built 2000 Airframe modelEmbraer EMB-145LR Engine modelAllison AE-3007ATurbo-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) Marshaller directed aircraft from remote parking spot without properly clearing area. Aircraft proceeded along center taxiway stripe and left wing tip contacted the boarding stairs. Damage to the left wing localized to just the wing tip, with no structural damage to the wing. Boarding stairs were improperly located by the marshaller and were extending out of the defined parking location designated for the boarding stairs. The area of contact is not visible to the captain. No wing walkers were used and none are required by the C2XA ground handling manual. There were no injuries and no evacuation of passengers. This incident has been referred to the asap coordinator.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MARSHALLER DIRECTED AIRCRAFT FROM REMOTE PARKING SPOT WITHOUT PROPERLY CLEARING AREA. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED ALONG CENTER TAXIWAY STRIPE AND LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE BOARDING STAIRS. DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LOCALIZED TO JUST THE WING TIP, WITH NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE WING. BOARDING STAIRS WERE IMPROPERLY LOCATED BY THE MARSHALLER AND WERE EXTENDING OUT OF THE DEFINED PARKING LOCATION DESIGNATED FOR THE BOARDING STAIRS. THE AREA OF CONTACT IS NOT VISIBLE TO THE CAPTAIN. NO WING WALKERS WERE USED AND NONE ARE REQUIRED BY THE C2XA GROUND HANDLING MANUAL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO EVACUATION OF PASSENGERS. THIS INCIDENT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE ASAP COORDINATOR.