What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 12, 2014, at approximately 2026 CDT, express jet airlines operating as united/continental airlines, flight 4528, was impacted by a tug on the right wing leading edge. The aircraft, registration number N16147, was heading south on the charlie line between the bravo and charlie concourse. The tug driver was towing a baggage cart from bravo concourse to charlie concourse. The tug impacted the right wing leading edge of the aircraft. The crew stated that they never saw the tug.
There were 34 passengers, and 4 crew members on board. No injuries where reported at this time. They were transported to the terminal. The tug driver was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, with a non-life threatening injury to his wrist.
The aircraft was towed to hangar 5 for repair. The flight crew entered a discrepancy on log-page number A179430. The entry stated ? Right wing leading edge struck tug.?
Maintenance peformed an inspection, and found damage to the fwd spar 1 lower flange. Maintenance replaced the right wing leading edge, and received ETD2014-145-077549 from Embraer to ferry the aircraft to tys (mcghee-tyson airport, knoxville, TN). In tys, maintenance will repair the damage to the right fwd spar 1 lower flange.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 2026 CDT, EXPRESS JET AIRLINES OPERATING AS UNITED/CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, FLIGHT 4528, WAS IMPACTED BY A TUG ON THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N16147, WAS HEADING SOUTH ON THE CHARLIE LINE BETWEEN THE BRAVO AND CHARLIE CONCOURSE. THE TUG DRIVER WAS TOWING A BAGGAGE CART FROM BRAVO CONCOURSE TO CHARLIE CONCOURSE. THE TUG IMPACTED THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CREW STATED THAT THEY NEVER SAW THE TUG.
THERE WERE 34 PASSENGERS, AND 4 CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD. NO INJURIES WHERE REPORTED AT THIS TIME. THEY WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE TERMINAL. THE TUG DRIVER WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL, WITH A NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURY TO HIS WRIST.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO HANGAR 5 FOR REPAIR. THE FLIGHT CREW ENTERED A DISCREPANCY ON LOG-PAGE NUMBER A179430. THE ENTRY STATED ? RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE STRUCK TUG.?
MAINTENANCE PEFORMED AN INSPECTION, AND FOUND DAMAGE TO THE FWD SPAR 1 LOWER FLANGE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, AND RECEIVED ETD2014-145-077549 FROM EMBRAER TO FERRY THE AIRCRAFT TO TYS (MCGHEE-TYSON AIRPORT, KNOXVILLE, TN). IN TYS, MAINTENANCE WILL REPAIR THE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FWD SPAR 1 LOWER FLANGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.