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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing 747 · Chicago, IL · May 30, 2012

Date
May 30, 2012 · 13:00 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago O'Hare International A
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
QOCF
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
B16481
Reported as
Boeing 747
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours
15,606 total6,243 in this make and model247 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.

A Boeing 747-400, registration number B16481, operated by eva air (qocf), struck the vertical stabilizer of an Embraer, EMB-135-KL, registration number N834AE, operated by American eagle. The eva air aircraft was taxiing to runway 32L for departure when it struck the American eagle aircraft that was stopped short of terminal 3 gate 17. The eva air aircraft suffered damage to the outboard right wing and slat assembly. The amaerican eagle aircraft sustained damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder assembly.

As the FAA filed it

A BOEING 747-400, REGISTRATION NUMBER B16481, OPERATED BY EVA AIR (QOCF), STRUCK THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OF AN EMBRAER, EMB-135-KL, REGISTRATION NUMBER N834AE, OPERATED BY AMERICAN EAGLE. THE EVA AIR AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING TO RUNWAY 32L FOR DEPARTURE WHEN IT STRUCK THE AMERICAN EAGLE AIRCRAFT THAT WAS STOPPED SHORT OF TERMINAL 3 GATE 17. THE EVA AIR AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD RIGHT WING AND SLAT ASSEMBLY. THE AMAERICAN EAGLE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER ASSEMBLY.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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