20070306003629I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A320-232 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · March 6, 2007

Date
March 6, 2007 · 06:30 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
YENA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N548JB
Reported as
Airbus A320232
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On Tuesday, March 6, 2007, approximately 06:30 (local) a jet blue airways Airbus A320, registration number N548JB left wing tip collided with the right wing tip of N533JB (jetblue). N548JB was parked adjacent to N533JB when a ramp operator, privacy data omitted, attempted to tow it to the terminal. N548J sustained damage to the left boundary separator and the left wing tip while the only damage noticed on N533JB was the right boundary separator. Interview with station manager, privacy data omitted confirmed that no wing walker was present; however, it is jet blue's policy to have a wing walker during this procedure. No injuries were reported. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2007, APPROXIMATELY 06:30 (LOCAL) A JET BLUE AIRWAYS AIRBUS A320, REGISTRATION NUMBER N548JB LEFT WING TIP COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP OF N533JB (JETBLUE). N548JB WAS PARKED ADJACENT TO N533JB WHEN A RAMP OPERATOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^, ATTEMPTED TO TOW IT TO THE TERMINAL. N548J SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT BOUNDARY SEPARATOR AND THE LEFT WING TIP WHILE THE ONLY DAMAGE NOTICED ON N533JB WAS THE RIGHT BOUNDARY SEPARATOR. INTERVIEW WITH STATION MANAGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ CONFIRMED THAT NO WING WALKER WAS PRESENT; HOWEVER, IT IS JET BLUE'S POLICY TO HAVE A WING WALKER DURING THIS PROCEDURE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^