# Accident 20060608028149A: Boeing 737322, New York, NY, June 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2006, 16:30 local time
- Place: New York, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AMTA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N403TZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403TZ-2007-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-322 (registry code 138447Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-322) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CFM56 series (registry code 30016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737322
- Reported engine: GE CFM56*
- People aboard: 143
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,959 total, 2,995 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060608028149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) WORK WAS BEING ACCOMPLISHED ON THE TAXIWAY THE NIGHT BEFORE THE INCIDENT. WORK AREA WAS COVERED WITH A LIGHTWEIGHT METAL PLATE DURING THE DAYTIME AIRPORT OPERATIONS. AS THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED OUT FOR DEPARTURE, THE PLATE WAS LIFTED UP BY THE EXHAUST OF THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE, AND STRUCK THE R/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI06LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA161), Jun 8, 2006: Boeing 737-300 (N403TZ), New York, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The foreign object damage to the horizontal stabilizer during taxi as a result of improper airport maintenance by contract maintenance personnel. The aluminum plate was a factor.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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