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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · EMB ERJ170100SE · Washington, DC · February 24, 2008

Date: February 24, 2008 · 16:20 local
Place: Washington, DC
Airport: Washington Dulles International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: UHLA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N637RW
Reported as: EMB ERJ170100SE
People aboard: 70
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,120 total1,501 in this make and model232 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) At approximately 1820L united flight 783, N837UA, an Airbus 319 was parked in the 19L run-up block awaiting take off clearance with the parking brake set. United express flight 7681, N637RW an Embraer 170, was cleared into the run-up block next to the parked Airbus. As the Embraer 170, N637RW taxied into the run-up block the left wing tip struck the right wing tip of the parked Airbus, N837UA. No passengers or crew were injured. Upon arrival of the iic 1900L it was determined that the Embraer, N637RW was not safe to de-plane the passengers. The passengers of the Airbus N837UA, were deplaned and the strut on the Airbus was inflated to lift the weight of the wing of the Embraer, N637RW. The passengers were then deplaned off of the Embraer, N637RW.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1820L UNITED FLIGHT 783, N837UA, AN AIRBUS 319 WAS PARKED IN THE 19L RUN-UP BLOCK AWAITING TAKE OFF CLEARANCE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SET. UNITED EXPRESS FLIGHT 7681, N637RW AN EMBRAER 170, WAS CLEARED INTO THE RUN-UP BLOCK NEXT TO THE PARKED AIRBUS. AS THE EMBRAER 170, N637RW TAXIED INTO THE RUN-UP BLOCK THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE RIGHT WING TIP OF THE PARKED AIRBUS, N837UA. NO PASSENGERS OR CREW WERE INJURED. UPON ARRIVAL OF THE IIC 1900L IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE EMBRAER, N637RW WAS NOT SAFE TO DE-PLANE THE PASSENGERS. THE PASSENGERS OF THE AIRBUS N837UA, WERE DEPLANED AND THE STRUT ON THE AIRBUS WAS INFLATED TO LIFT THE WEIGHT OF THE WING OF THE EMBRAER, N637RW. THE PASSENGERS WERE THEN DEPLANED OFF OF THE EMBRAER, N637RW.