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 American 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 AMERICAN EAGLE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER ASSEMBLY.
NTSB investigation
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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Other reports on N834AE · 1
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