# Incident 20121206027439I: Airbus A-330-202, Boston, MA, December 6, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2012, 14:05 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: 2CAF
- Location: 42.3584° N, 71.0598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boston, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3584&lon=-71.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A-330-202
- Reported engine: GENERAL ELECTRIC CF-680A4B
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 14,950 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121206027439I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT LEFT ENGINE COWLING STRUCK JETWAY WHILE TAXING TO GATE IN BOSTON, MA ON 12/6/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1405 EST.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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