What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At 1225E, aircraft N690AA was being pushed back from gate 33 on flight #1623. The APU was mel'd and two airstarts were used at the gate for the start of #1 engine. The intention was to cross bleed start #2 engine off the gate. The airstart cart on the number 2 engine was not removed prior to the push and the #2 engine impacted the #2 inboard thrust reverser and scraped it all the way to the nose cowl severely damaging the cowls along the way. A side load inspection was performed with no discrepancies noted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 1225E, AIRCRAFT N690AA WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FROM GATE 33 ON FLIGHT #1623. THE APU WAS MEL'D AND TWO AIRSTARTS WERE USED AT THE GATE FOR THE START OF #1 ENGINE. THE INTENTION WAS TO CROSS BLEED START #2 ENGINE OFF THE GATE. THE AIRSTART CART ON THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE WAS NOT REMOVED PRIOR TO THE PUSH AND THE #2 ENGINE IMPACTED THE #2 INBOARD THRUST REVERSER AND SCRAPED IT ALL THE WAY TO THE NOSE COWL SEVERELY DAMAGING THE COWLS ALONG THE WAY. A SIDE LOAD INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.
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