What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 7/29/2019 at approximately 21:35 CST, norwegian air uk outbound flight NRS2WE, g-ckwe, a B-787-9 was at Chicago O'Hare International Airport taxiing west on taxi way alpha past gate K-16. American airlines outbound flight AAL312, N819AN, a B-787-8 was being pushed back from gate K-16 via a ground tug. American airlines security camera footage showed that during the pushback an American airlines crew bus did not give way to the push back and drove towards the tail of N819AN causing the pushback crew to stop the pushback until the bus could backup out of the way. N819AN was stopped facing east with its right wing extending beyond the non-movement area boundary marking into taxiway alpha. As g-ckwe approached N819AN on taxiway alpha the crew slowed the aircraft and maneuvered left to clear N819AN'S right wing. N819AN tried to hail g-ckwe to stop when they realized they were about to be struck, but g-ckwe could not hear them because they were broadcasting and monitoring on different frequencies. G-ckwe struck N819AN'S right wingtip with their right wingtip. Both aircraft returned to their gates. No injuries were reported. The passengers and crew from both aircraft deplaned normally.
As the FAA filed it
ON 7/29/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 21:35 CST, NORWEGIAN AIR UK OUTBOUND FLIGHT NRS2WE, G-CKWE, A B-787-9 WAS AT CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TAXIING WEST ON TAXI WAY ALPHA PAST GATE K-16. AMERICAN AIRLINES OUTBOUND FLIGHT AAL312, N819AN, A B-787-8 WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FROM GATE K-16 VIA A GROUND TUG. AMERICAN AIRLINES SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE SHOWED THAT DURING THE PUSHBACK AN AMERICAN AIRLINES CREW BUS DID NOT GIVE WAY TO THE PUSH BACK AND DROVE TOWARDS THE TAIL OF N819AN CAUSING THE PUSHBACK CREW TO STOP THE PUSHBACK UNTIL THE BUS COULD BACKUP OUT OF THE WAY. N819AN WAS STOPPED FACING EAST WITH ITS RIGHT WING EXTENDING BEYOND THE NON-MOVEMENT AREA BOUNDARY MARKING INTO TAXIWAY ALPHA. AS G-CKWE APPROACHED N819AN ON TAXIWAY ALPHA THE CREW SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT AND MANEUVERED LEFT TO CLEAR N819AN'S RIGHT WING. N819AN TRIED TO HAIL G-CKWE TO STOP WHEN THEY REALIZED THEY WERE ABOUT TO BE STRUCK, BUT G-CKWE COULD NOT HEAR THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE BROADCASTING AND MONITORING ON DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES. G-CKWE STRUCK N819AN'S RIGHT WINGTIP WITH THEIR RIGHT WINGTIP. BOTH AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THEIR GATES. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE PASSENGERS AND CREW FROM BOTH AIRCRAFT DEPLANED NORMALLY.
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