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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-231 · New York, NY · February 1, 2009

Date: February 1, 2009 · 23:09 local
Place: New York, NY
Airport: John F Kennedy International
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: DALA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N711ZX
Reported as: Boeing 757231
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PW2037
People aboard: 64
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N711ZXRegistered now · Boeing 757-231S/N 28481 · Built 1997 Airframe modelBoeing 757-231 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PW2037Turbo-fan

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What happened

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

Delta airlines aircraft N711ZX was being pushed back when its right winglet struck the left horizontal stabilizer of delta airlines ship N184DL, a Boeing 767, at jfk airport in New York. Investigation revealed that passengers were on board aircraft N711ZX at the time of the occurrence, no passengers were on board aircraft N184DL, no injuries were reported. The tip of the stabilizer of aircraft 184DL was bent/damaged. This damage was documented and the end cap for the horizontal stabilizer was removed and replaced. The winglet of aircraft N711ZX was gouged through the outboard side of the composite structure. The winglet was removed in accordance with amm section 57-31-01, the aircraft was ferried to atlanta, Georgia and the winglet was subsequently replaced.

As the FAA filed it

DELTA AIRLINES AIRCRAFT N711ZX WAS BEING PUSHED BACK WHEN ITS RIGHT WINGLET STRUCK THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF DELTA AIRLINES SHIP N184DL, A BOEING 767, AT JFK AIRPORT IN NEW YORK. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD AIRCRAFT N711ZX AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE, NO PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD AIRCRAFT N184DL, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE TIP OF THE STABILIZER OF AIRCRAFT 184DL WAS BENT/DAMAGED. THIS DAMAGE WAS DOCUMENTED AND THE END CAP FOR THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE WINGLET OF AIRCRAFT N711ZX WAS GOUGED THROUGH THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE COMPOSITE STRUCTURE. THE WINGLET WAS REMOVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM SECTION 57-31-01, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA AND THE WINGLET WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED.