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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier CL-600-2B19 · Denver, CO · October 8, 2011

Date: October 8, 2011 · 10:35 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Denver International
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWIA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N952SW
Reported as: Bombardier CL-600-2B19
Reported engine: GE CF34 series
People aboard: 33
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N952SWRegistered now · Bombardier CL-600-2B19S/N 7805 · Built 2003 Airframe modelBombardier CL-600-2B19 Engine modelGE CF34 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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

At approximately 10:35 am on October 8, 2011 a skywest airlines Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft, registration number N952SW, flight number 6478 sustained minor damage to right wing tip and winglet during deicing operations in Denver, CO. A servisair single operator deice vehicle struck the aircraft while parked on the deice pad. No injuries were reported. The crew and passengers deplaned through the main cabin door and were bussed back to the terminal. Temporary repairs were installed and the aircraft was maintenance ferried to salt lake city for permanent repairs.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:35 AM ON OCTOBER 8, 2011 A SKYWEST AIRLINES BOMBARDIER CL-600-2B19 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N952SW, FLIGHT NUMBER 6478 SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING TIP AND WINGLET DURING DEICING OPERATIONS IN DENVER, CO. A SERVISAIR SINGLE OPERATOR DEICE VEHICLE STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT WHILE PARKED ON THE DEICE PAD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CREW AND PASSENGERS DEPLANED THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR AND WERE BUSSED BACK TO THE TERMINAL. TEMPORARY REPAIRS WERE INSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO SALT LAKE CITY FOR PERMANENT REPAIRS.