What happened
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Republic airlines (R61A) flight 9862, an ERJ-170-200LR, registration number N403YX, operating a non-revenue position ferry flight from laguardia airport (lga), queens, NY to o?hare airport (ord), chicago, Illinois made contact with an American airlines (aala) aircraft, a B-737-823, registration number N839NN, which was parked on the aala hangar line hardstand area.
According to aircraft maintenance records, airline company reports, and airport agency reports the aala aircraft was parked on the hardstand at spot bravo with no occupants onboard. The R61A aircraft was parked to the right of the aala aircraft on spot bravo charlie with two flight crew members onboard. The R61A aircraft was being marshalled out of the parking area by two wing walkers. The R61A aircraft left winglet struck and impacted the parked aala aircraft right winglet causing damage to both aircraft winglets, as well as damage to the underside skin of the R61A wingtip area where the winglet is attached to the wing. The R61A aircraft flight crew was safely deplaned. There were no reported injuries to the flight crew members and no further damage to any other property.
The aala aircraft was repaired in lga and returned to service. The R61A aircraft had repairs accomplished in lga so it could be maintenance ferried to bna for completion of repairs.
This event was submitted to the asap event review committee (erc) for inclusion in the asap program by the flight crew of the R61A subject air carrier.
As the FAA filed it
REPUBLIC AIRLINES (R61A) FLIGHT 9862, AN ERJ-170-200LR, REGISTRATION NUMBER N403YX, OPERATING A NON-REVENUE POSITION FERRY FLIGHT FROM LAGUARDIA AIRPORT (LGA), QUEENS, NY TO O?HARE AIRPORT (ORD), CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MADE CONTACT WITH AN AMERICAN AIRLINES (AALA) AIRCRAFT, A B-737-823, REGISTRATION NUMBER N839NN, WHICH WAS PARKED ON THE AALA HANGAR LINE HARDSTAND AREA.
ACCORDING TO AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS, AIRLINE COMPANY REPORTS, AND AIRPORT AGENCY REPORTS THE AALA AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON THE HARDSTAND AT SPOT BRAVO WITH NO OCCUPANTS ONBOARD. THE R61A AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED TO THE RIGHT OF THE AALA AIRCRAFT ON SPOT BRAVO CHARLIE WITH TWO FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS ONBOARD. THE R61A AIRCRAFT WAS BEING MARSHALLED OUT OF THE PARKING AREA BY TWO WING WALKERS. THE R61A AIRCRAFT LEFT WINGLET STRUCK AND IMPACTED THE PARKED AALA AIRCRAFT RIGHT WINGLET CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT WINGLETS, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE SKIN OF THE R61A WINGTIP AREA WHERE THE WINGLET IS ATTACHED TO THE WING. THE R61A AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CREW WAS SAFELY DEPLANED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO THE FLIGHT CREW MEMBERS AND NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER PROPERTY.
THE AALA AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED IN LGA AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE R61A AIRCRAFT HAD REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED IN LGA SO IT COULD BE MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO BNA FOR COMPLETION OF REPAIRS.
THIS EVENT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE ASAP EVENT REVIEW COMMITTEE (ERC) FOR INCLUSION IN THE ASAP PROGRAM BY THE FLIGHT CREW OF THE R61A SUBJECT AIR CARRIER.
Other aircraft in the event · 1
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Other reports on N403YX · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.