What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 1, 2012 at 13:30CDT the great lakes regional operations center reported to the ord FSDO on call duty standby inspector the following incident that occurred at the Chicago O'Hare international airport: the operations center reported that due to severe weather, a possible microburst had occurred in the airport area about 12:40 CDT, and unknown piece of ground equipment, possibly a maintenance stand was blown into the left wing tip of a parked MD-80 aircraft at the American airlines gate H-17, causing minor damage. There were no passengers on board other than a flight deck crew. The aircraft was a scheduled departure and was aircraft registration number N969TW. A later call to the American airlines operations center verified the incident and they stated that the aircraft was at the gate at about 1145 and was due out about 1320. The city of Chicago operations center was also contacted by the reporting inspector and they were given authorization to move the aircraft to the hangar if need. On July 2, 2012 an inspection of MD-80 aircraft, registration number N969TWWAS conducted at the American airlines hangar ramp parking area where the aircraft had been moved to after the left wing tip assembly had been replaced. The on duty hangar maintenance manager was able to provide a photo of the damaged aircraft wing tip that was taken shortly after the incident and a copy of the computer log record entry and corrective action. The logbook entry for the damage discrepancy was as follows:"aircraft parked at H17, no passengers on board. During high winds a ladder blew into the left wing tip."the maintenance corrective action entered was as follows: "removed & replaced LH wing tip per m/m ok for service."the aircraft was then released for revenue service and the hangar maintenance manager also stated that the issue of loose ground equipment was again discussed during their meeting in order to prevent such an incident from occurring again.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 1, 2012 AT 13:30CDT THE GREAT LAKES REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER REPORTED TO THE ORD FSDO ON CALL DUTY STANDBY INSPECTOR THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AT THE CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: THE OPERATIONS CENTER REPORTED THAT DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER, A POSSIBLE MICROBURST HAD OCCURRED IN THE AIRPORT AREA ABOUT 12:40 CDT, AND UNKNOWN PIECE OF GROUND EQUIPMENT, POSSIBLY A MAINTENANCE STAND WAS BLOWN INTO THE LEFT WING TIP OF A PARKED MD-80 AIRCRAFT AT THE AMERICAN AIRLINES GATE H-17, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD OTHER THAN A FLIGHT DECK CREW. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A SCHEDULED DEPARTURE AND WAS AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N969TW. A LATER CALL TO THE AMERICAN AIRLINES OPERATIONS CENTER VERIFIED THE INCIDENT AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT THE GATE AT ABOUT 1145 AND WAS DUE OUT ABOUT 1320. THE CITY OF CHICAGO OPERATIONS CENTER WAS ALSO CONTACTED BY THE REPORTING INSPECTOR AND THEY WERE GIVEN AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT TO THE HANGAR IF NEED.ON JULY 2, 2012 AN INSPECTION OF MD-80 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N969TWWAS CONDUCTED AT THE AMERICAN AIRLINES HANGAR RAMP PARKING AREA WHERE THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN MOVED TO AFTER THE LEFT WING TIP ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE ON DUTY HANGAR MAINTENANCE MANAGER WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE A PHOTO OF THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT WING TIP THAT WAS TAKEN SHORTLY AFTER THE INCIDENT AND A COPY OF THE COMPUTER LOG RECORD ENTRY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE LOGBOOK ENTRY FOR THE DAMAGE DISCREPANCY WAS AS FOLLOWS:"AIRCRAFT PARKED AT H17, NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. DURING HIGH WINDS A LADDER BLEW INTO THE LEFT WING TIP."THE MAINTENANCE CORRECTIVE ACTION ENTERED WAS AS FOLLOWS: "REMOVED & REPLACED LH WING TIP PER M/M OK FOR SERVICE."THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELEASED FOR REVENUE SERVICE AND THE HANGAR MAINTENANCE MANAGER ALSO STATED THAT THE ISSUE OF LOOSE GROUND EQUIPMENT WAS AGAIN DISCUSSED DURING THEIR MEETING IN ORDER TO PREVENT SUCH AN INCIDENT FROM OCCURRING AGAIN.