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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 757-222 · Chicago, IL · July 29, 2010

Date
July 29, 2010 · 20:22 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
O'Hare
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N530UA
Reported as
Boeing 757-222
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW2040
People aboard
169
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
4
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.

Ual 799 came to an abrupt stop to avoid bta 5818 who failed to hold short of taxiway "b" as instructed. Flight crew contacted purser asking if there were any injuries in the cabin. Purser told flight crew they were fine but would be writing a report. After leveling off at cruise, flight crew was only then informed of minor injuries to 4 flight attendants. Upon arrival in mco they were checked by paramedics as all reported neck and back soreness. There is not sufficiant evidence to prove that bta 5818 understood their hold short instruction of taxiway bravo since the controller did not wait or require a readback.

As the FAA filed it

UAL 799 CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP TO AVOID BTA 5818 WHO FAILED TO HOLD SHORT OF TAXIWAY "B" AS INSTRUCTED. FLIGHT CREW CONTACTED PURSER ASKING IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES IN THE CABIN. PURSER TOLD FLIGHT CREW THEY WERE FINE BUT WOULD BE WRITING A REPORT. AFTER LEVELING OFF AT CRUISE, FLIGHT CREW WAS ONLY THEN INFORMED OF MINOR INJURIES TO 4 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. UPON ARRIVAL IN MCO THEY WERE CHECKED BY PARAMEDICS AS ALL REPORTED NECK AND BACK SORENESS. THERE IS NOT SUFFICIANT EVIDENCE TO PROVE THAT BTA 5818 UNDERSTOOD THEIR HOLD SHORT INSTRUCTION OF TAXIWAY BRAVO SINCE THE CONTROLLER DID NOT WAIT OR REQUIRE A READBACK.