20070823017279I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-524 · Knoxville, TN · August 23, 2007

Date
August 23, 2007 · 19:30 local
Place
Knoxville, TN
Airport
Mc Ghee Tyson
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N14609
Reported as
Boeing 737524
Reported engine
GE CFM56*
People aboard
100
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On 08/23/2007 at approximately 7:30 pm a Continental airline Boeing 737-500 ws diverted from atlanta hartsfield airport enroute from hustor due to inclement weather in and around atlanta. Upon landing at tys sida badge number 15815, was acting as ground marshall and taxied the craft into the jetbridge. As the aircraft taxied in, the left wing mounted engine struck the end of the jetbridge. Damage to the aircraft appears to be limited to the leading edge of the engine intake. There is no discernable damage to the jetbridge or other airport property. Although there were 95 passengers and 5 crew members onboard, there were no reports of injury from anyone.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 08/23/2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 PM A CONTINENTAL AIRLINE BOEING 737-500 WS DIVERTED FROM ATLANTA HARTSFIELD AIRPORT ENROUTE FROM HUSTOR DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER IN AND AROUND ATLANTA. UPON LANDING AT TYS SIDA BADGE NUMBER 15815, WAS ACTING AS GROUND MARSHALL AND TAXIED THE CRAFT INTO THE JETBRIDGE. AS THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED IN, THE LEFT WING MOUNTED ENGINE STRUCK THE END OF THE JETBRIDGE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO BE LIMITED TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ENGINE INTAKE. THERE IS NO DISCERNABLE DAMAGE TO THE JETBRIDGE OR OTHER AIRPORT PROPERTY. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE 95 PASSENGERS AND 5 CREW MEMBERS ONBOARD, THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURY FROM ANYONE.