What happened
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(-23) Massport reported that as the aircraft arrived at international gate 4 the left engine contacted the jetbridge causing a 10" by 6" hole in the upper nose cowl and minor damage to the doghouse cowling. The aircraft was being guided into the gate with an aircraft marshall person at the nose and a wing walker on the right wing. There was no guide person at the left wingtip. American airlines aircraft maintenance supervisor privacy data omitted stated that the company procedure was to have a wing walker on both wingtips as well as a marshaller at the nose of the aircraft. The aircraft was deplaned normally and there were no passengers injured. The aircraft was removed from service to be inspected and have the nose cowl and doghouse replaced.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MASSPORT REPORTED THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT INTERNATIONAL GATE 4 THE LEFT ENGINE CONTACTED THE JETBRIDGE CAUSING A 10" BY 6" HOLE IN THE UPPER NOSE COWL AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE DOGHOUSE COWLING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING GUIDED INTO THE GATE WITH AN AIRCRAFT MARSHALL PERSON AT THE NOSE AND A WING WALKER ON THE RIGHT WING. THERE WAS NO GUIDE PERSON AT THE LEFT WINGTIP. AMERICAN AIRLINES AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE COMPANY PROCEDURE WAS TO HAVE A WING WALKER ON BOTH WINGTIPS AS WELL AS A MARSHALLER AT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPLANED NORMALLY AND THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE TO BE INSPECTED AND HAVE THE NOSE COWL AND DOGHOUSE REPLACED.
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