What happened
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(-23) 08/02/2005 Frontier flight 414, registration N906FR was involved in a ground incident during push back from terminal 3, gate 38. During push back the tow tractor operator whom was training another employee over ran the 95 degree tow limit resulting in the snapping of the lt tow bar shear bolt and both aircraft tow attach bolts. The tractor was too close to the rt engine which ingested the ground handling plastic tool box causing FOD damage to the engine. Frontier maintenance were flown in and performed inspection of the nose gear and tow attach mount brackets iaw work card MP05510-12/13. No defects noted. The mount bracket and bar was replaced. A bore scope inspection was conducted iaw task card MP72400-1 which revealed no damage. The complete blade set was replaced iaw amm 05-51-19-200-001 and 71-00-710-008. Ops check found no defects. Damage to the inlet abraidable material will be worked by engineering authorization A9-54R-10976. Aircraft was returned to service. The tug driver was terminated, followed by quarterly evaluations conducted by frontier safety & security department until further notice. Letter of investigation to follow.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 08/02/2005 FRONTIER FLIGHT 414, REGISTRATION N906FR WAS INVOLVED IN A GROUND INCIDENT DURING PUSH BACK FROM TERMINAL 3, GATE 38. DURING PUSH BACK THE TOW TRACTOR OPERATOR WHOM WAS TRAINING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OVER RAN THE 95 DEGREE TOW LIMIT RESULTING IN THE SNAPPING OF THE LT TOW BAR SHEAR BOLT AND BOTH AIRCRAFT TOW ATTACH BOLTS. THE TRACTOR WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE RT ENGINE WHICH INGESTED THE GROUND HANDLING PLASTIC TOOL BOX CAUSING FOD DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. FRONTIER MAINTENANCE WERE FLOWN IN AND PERFORMED INSPECTION OF THE NOSE GEAR AND TOW ATTACH MOUNT BRACKETS IAW WORK CARD MP05510-12/13. NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE MOUNT BRACKET AND BAR WAS REPLACED. A BORE SCOPE INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED IAW TASK CARD MP72400-1 WHICH REVEALED NO DAMAGE. THE COMPLETE BLADE SET WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 05-51-19-200-001 AND 71-00-710-008. OPS CHECK FOUND NO DEFECTS. DAMAGE TO THE INLET ABRAIDABLE MATERIAL WILL BE WORKED BY ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION A9-54R-10976. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE TUG DRIVER WAS TERMINATED, FOLLOWED BY QUARTERLY EVALUATIONS CONDUCTED BY FRONTIER SAFETY & SECURITY DEPARTMENT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. LETTER OF INVESTIGATION TO FOLLOW.
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