20091129052139I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Boeing B-747 · Chicago, IL · November 29, 2009

Date
November 29, 2009 · 10:00 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
O'Hare Field
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
ZW9F
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
ZW9F
Reported as
Boeing B-747
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

During ground handling at ord, left wing out board aileron was damaged by swissport ground service company employee when he towed the aircraft tail stand under the wing and not around it. Repair is time limited to February 28, 2010GREAT wall B-2433 has done the interim repair as per Boeing provided repairscheme. All damage areas underneath LH wing surge tank was inspected withhfec and crack-free condition is confirmed. Attached plse find the FAA8100-9 and FAA 337.

As the FAA filed it

DURING GROUND HANDLING AT ORD, LEFT WING OUT BOARD AILERON WAS DAMAGED BY SWISSPORT GROUND SERVICE COMPANY EMPLOYEE WHEN HE TOWED THE AIRCRAFT TAIL STAND UNDER THE WING AND NOT AROUND IT.REPAIR IS TIME LIMITED TO FEBRUARY 28, 2010GREAT WALL B-2433 HAS DONE THE INTERIM REPAIR AS PER BOEING PROVIDED REPAIRSCHEME. ALL DAMAGE AREAS UNDERNEATH LH WING SURGE TANK WAS INSPECTED WITHHFEC AND CRACK-FREE CONDITION IS CONFIRMED. ATTACHED PLSE FIND THE FAA8100-9 AND FAA 337.