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FAA incident report · Boeing 737-7AV · Miami, FL · March 31, 2006

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Date
March 31, 2006 · 12:40 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Miami International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N889NC
Reported as
Boeing 7377AV
Reported engine
GE CFM56*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N889NCRegistration cancelled Mar 9, 2012 · Boeing 737-7AVS/N 30070 · Built 1999Airframe modelBoeing 737-7AVEngine modelGE CFM56 seriesTurbo-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) The aircraft was being repositioned by the flight crew to the signature ramp for refueling. Taxiing east from customs to signature, a left turn (north) was made to the signature ramp area. The flight crew noted that a single signature marshaller was ahead and to the west. The marshaller then directed them to the western portion of the signature ramp and turned them north towards the north noise suppression wall. The aircraft was marshalled north near the wall and then was signalled to make a left 180 degree turn to park with the nose of the aircraft facing south away from the wall. The marshaller was positioned to the west of the aircraft and did not have anyone positioned near the wall to note the clearance of the right wing of the aircraft as he directed the turn. As the aircraft was making the left 180 degree turn, the right winglet struck a light fixture on the north sound suppression wall. The light fixture fell and struck the top of the wing at the winglet area and then fell to the ground. The winglet also scraped the wall and the bolts that had held the light fixture tore a portion of the aft section of the winglet loose. The right winglet was replaced and the aircraftreleased for flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REPOSITIONED BY THE FLIGHT CREW TO THE SIGNATURE RAMP FOR REFUELING. TAXIING EAST FROM CUSTOMS TO SIGNATURE, A LEFT TURN (NORTH) WAS MADE TO THE SIGNATURE RAMP AREA. THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED THAT A SINGLE SIGNATURE MARSHALLER WAS AHEAD AND TO THE WEST. THE MARSHALLER THEN DIRECTED THEM TO THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SIGNATURE RAMP AND TURNED THEM NORTH TOWARDS THE NORTH NOISE SUPPRESSION WALL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MARSHALLED NORTH NEAR THE WALL AND THEN WAS SIGNALLED TO MAKE A LEFT 180 DEGREE TURN TO PARK WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT FACING SOUTH AWAY FROM THE WALL. THE MARSHALLER WAS POSITIONED TO THE WEST OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT HAVE ANYONE POSITIONED NEAR THE WALL TO NOTE THE CLEARANCE OF THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT AS HE DIRECTED THE TURN. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING THE LEFT 180 DEGREE TURN, THE RIGHT WINGLET STRUCK A LIGHT FIXTURE ON THE NORTH SOUND SUPPRESSION WALL. THE LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AND STRUCK THE TOP OF THE WING AT THE WINGLET AREA AND THEN FELL TO THE GROUND. THE WINGLET ALSO SCRAPED THE WALL AND THE BOLTS THAT HAD HELD THE LIGHT FIXTURE TORE A PORTION OF THE AFT SECTION OF THE WINGLET LOOSE. THE RIGHT WINGLET WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFTRELEASED FOR FLIGHT.