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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing B-747 · Chicago, IL · January 4, 2010

Date: January 4, 2010 · 13:57 local
Place: Chicago, IL
Airport: Chicago O'Hare International
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: KRDF
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: NONE
Reported as: Boeing B-747
People aboard: 287
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport

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What happened

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

Aircraft taxiing into gate M9, ohare airport (ord) international terminal , struck a cargo loader that was sitting inside the red safety zone with the number 4 engine cowl. Klm was using the gate electronic giudance system for placement of aircraft at gate M9. The lead marshall turned on the electronic guidance system after verifying the safe area was clear. There was an American airlines cargo loader sitting in the safe area when the aircraft approached gate M9 lead in line and stop line.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TAXIING INTO GATE M9, OHARE AIRPORT (ORD) INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL , STRUCK A CARGO LOADER THAT WAS SITTING INSIDE THE RED SAFETY ZONE WITH THE NUMBER 4 ENGINE COWL. KLM WAS USING THE GATE ELECTRONIC GIUDANCE SYSTEM FOR PLACEMENT OF AIRCRAFT AT GATE M9. THE LEAD MARSHALL TURNED ON THE ELECTRONIC GUIDANCE SYSTEM AFTER VERIFYING THE SAFE AREA WAS CLEAR. THERE WAS AN AMERICAN AIRLINES CARGO LOADER SITTING IN THE SAFE AREA WHEN THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED GATE M9 LEAD IN LINE AND STOP LINE.