# Incident 20130207001849I: Bombardier Inc CL600-2D24, Los Angeles, CA, February 7, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2013, 21:35 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Los Angeles International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SWIA
- Location: 33.9425° N, 118.4080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOS ANGELES INTL (LAX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9425&lon=-118.4080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N812SK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N812SK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier CL-600-2D24 (registry code 1390016, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2d24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8C5 (registry code 30050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBARDIER INC CL600-2D24
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8C5
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130207001849I

## Narrative

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

ON 02/07/2013, AIRCRAFT N812SK WAS BEING REPOSITIONED FROM THE TERMINAL TO OVERNIGHT PARKING WHEN THE TOW BAR DISCONNECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE TOW UNIT. THERE WERE NO PAX ON BOARD, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO GROUND PERSONNEL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEMPORARILY REPAIRED AND FERRIED FOR PERMANENT REPAIR. INVESTIGATION BY DELTA CORPORATE SAFETY DETERMINED THAT THE TOW BAR DISCONNECTED DUE TO EXCESSIVE GAP OF THE YOKE DUE TO STRESS OVER TIME. THIS CAN RESULT IN THE HUB PINS DICONNECTING FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH A PROPERLY CONNECTED TOWBAR. THERE IS NO PROCESS IN THE GSE MANUAL FOR THE GAP TO BE MEASURED WHILE IN SERVICE. AS A CORRECTIVE ACTION, A PROCEDURE WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR MEASUREMENT OF YOKE SPREAD ON THIS TYPE OF TOW BAR ( TIMBERLINE TOWBAR ).

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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