20070125001359I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-824 · Mexico City, Mexico · January 25, 2007

Date: January 25, 2007 · 14:00 local
Place: Mexico City, Mexico
Airport: Mexico City
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: CALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N33289
Reported as: Boeing 737824
People aboard: 79
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 25,000 total14,288 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N33289Registered now · Boeing 737-824S/N 31607 · Built 2004 Airframe modelBoeing 737-824 Engine modelCFM International 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) This incident occurred while the aircraft was taxiing for departure in Mexico City. The Continental aircraft taxied behind a copa aircraft and the left winglet contacted the copa aircraft. The Continental aircraft will be ferried to the houston, Texas maintenance base as soon as icing conditions in the Mexico City area are no longer present. Copa is a panamanian air carrier serving Mexico City. Damage to the copa aircraft has not been determined at this time. Damage to the Continental aircraft is limited to the left winglet. Both aircraft taxied back to their respective gates and passengers were deplaned. There were no injuries to passengers or crew from this incident. Mexican authorities requested that the cockpit voice recorder be removed for their investigation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE IN MEXICO CITY. THE CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT TAXIED BEHIND A COPA AIRCRAFT AND THE LEFT WINGLET CONTACTED THE COPA AIRCRAFT. THE CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT WILL BE FERRIED TO THE HOUSTON, TEXAS MAINTENANCE BASE AS SOON AS ICING CONDITIONS IN THE MEXICO CITY AREA ARE NO LONGER PRESENT. COPA IS A PANAMANIAN AIR CARRIER SERVING MEXICO CITY. DAMAGE TO THE COPA AIRCRAFT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. DAMAGE TO THE CONTINENTAL AIRCRAFT IS LIMITED TO THE LEFT WINGLET. BOTH AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO THEIR RESPECTIVE GATES AND PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PASSENGERS OR CREW FROM THIS INCIDENT. MEXICAN AUTHORITIES REQUESTED THAT THE COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER BE REMOVED FOR THEIR INVESTIGATION.