# Accident 20140912015899A: Embraer EMB-145XR, O'Hare, IL, September 12, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2014, 20:26 local time
- Place: O'Hare, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASOA
- Location: 41.9733° N, 87.8992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9733&lon=-87.8992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16147, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16147) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145XR (registry code 3260214, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145xr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE3007 series (registry code 54582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae3007-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB-145XR
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC AE3007 SER
- People aboard: 38
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA14CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14CA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140912015899A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA14CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14CA170), Sep 13, 2014: Embraer EMB 145XR (N16147), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The tractor driver's failure to give way to the taxiing airplane.

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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