What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft was marshalled into gate 7 with the aft jet bridge out of position. The aircraft struck the jet bridge on the upper right portion of the number 1 engine fan cowl causing damage to the aircraft but no damage to the jet bridge. There were no injuries to passengers, crew, or ground personnel. The aircraft was pushed off the bridge, the bridge properly positioned and then towed in. Passengers and crew deplaned normally thru the forward jet bridge. The marshaler did not follow established united airlines procedures in determining the proper positioning of the jet bridge prior to signaling the aircraft into the gate. Injury summary not known by ASI.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS MARSHALLED INTO GATE 7 WITH THE AFT JET BRIDGE OUT OF POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE JET BRIDGE ON THE UPPER RIGHT PORTION OF THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE FAN COWL CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT BUT NO DAMAGE TO THE JET BRIDGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS, CREW, OR GROUND PERSONNEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED OFF THE BRIDGE, THE BRIDGE PROPERLY POSITIONED AND THEN TOWED IN. PASSENGERS AND CREW DEPLANED NORMALLY THRU THE FORWARD JET BRIDGE. THE MARSHALER DID NOT FOLLOW ESTABLISHED UNITED AIRLINES PROCEDURES IN DETERMINING THE PROPER POSITIONING OF THE JET BRIDGE PRIOR TO SIGNALING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GATE. INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI.
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