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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer ERJ 170-100 SE · Madison, WI · July 13, 2012

Date: July 13, 2012 · 18:00 local
Place: Madison, WI
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: UHLA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N636RW
Reported as: Embraer ERJ 170-100 SE
Reported engine: GE CF34 series
People aboard: 55
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

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

The aircraft was marshaled to a gate in Madison, WI, that had no EMB170 stop markings painted on the ramp. The marshaler failed to stop the aircraft short of the jetway bridge resulting in the left engine nacelle slightly contacting the jetway. Corrective action: the station has agreed to paint emb 170 stop lines at each gate for the marshaler to use when parking emb 170 aircraft. Also, the station will no longer use gate 4 to park emb 170 aircraft, if at all possible.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS MARSHALED TO A GATE IN MADISON, WI, THAT HAD NO EMB170 STOP MARKINGS PAINTED ON THE RAMP. THE MARSHALER FAILED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT SHORT OF THE JETWAY BRIDGE RESULTING IN THE LEFT ENGINE NACELLE SLIGHTLY CONTACTING THE JETWAY.CORRECTIVE ACTION: THE STATION HAS AGREED TO PAINT EMB 170 STOP LINES AT EACH GATE FOR THE MARSHALER TO USE WHEN PARKING EMB 170 AIRCRAFT. ALSO, THE STATION WILL NO LONGER USE GATE 4 TO PARK EMB 170 AIRCRAFT, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.