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FAA incident report · Airbus A333 · San Francisco, CA · May 23, 2018

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Date
May 23, 2018 · 15:15 local
Place
San Francisco, CA
Airport
San Francisco International A
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator
MEDF
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
EI-GAJ
Reported as
Airbus A333
People aboard
261
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

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Part 129 air operator aer lingus flight 147, an A330-302, registration number ei-gaj, was operating a revenue flight from dublin international airport, dublin, ireland (eidw) to San Francisco international airport, CA (ksfo).

According to airport agency and company reports.

Aer lingus flight 147 an Airbus A-333, while the aircraft was being towed, the tug driver made a wide turn into gate G91 causing the right wing tip to make contact with the terminal building concrete support column. The aircraft sustained damage to the right winglet from the impact.

The swissport wing walker stated that he was positioned adjacent to the vsr and was focused on the push back tug instead of walking with the right wing and failed to notice the hazardous situation.

All passengers and crew onboard disembarked the aircraft normally at the gate. There were no injuries or any spills reported. There was a paint scrape to the building concrete support column.

Weather: slighty overcast, non factor- lead in line condition good.

As the FAA filed it

33.

PART 129 AIR OPERATOR AER LINGUS FLIGHT 147, AN A330-302, REGISTRATION NUMBER EI-GAJ, WAS OPERATING A REVENUE FLIGHT FROM DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DUBLIN, IRELAND (EIDW) TO SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CA (KSFO).

ACCORDING TO AIRPORT AGENCY AND COMPANY REPORTS.

AER LINGUS FLIGHT 147 AN AIRBUS A-333, WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING TOWED, THE TUG DRIVER MADE A WIDE TURN INTO GATE G91 CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE TERMINAL BUILDING CONCRETE SUPPORT COLUMN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGLET FROM THE IMPACT.

THE SWISSPORT WING WALKER STATED THAT HE WAS POSITIONED ADJACENT TO THE VSR AND WAS FOCUSED ON THE PUSH BACK TUG INSTEAD OF WALKING WITH THE RIGHT WING AND FAILED TO NOTICE THE HAZARDOUS SITUATION.

ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW ONBOARD DISEMBARKED THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY AT THE GATE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR ANY SPILLS REPORTED. THERE WAS A PAINT SCRAPE TO THE BUILDING CONCRETE SUPPORT COLUMN.

WEATHER: SLIGHTY OVERCAST, NON FACTOR- LEAD IN LINE CONDITION GOOD.