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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-924ER · Chicago, IL · August 11, 2019

Date
August 11, 2019 · 15:38 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago O'Hare Int
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
CALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N63890
Reported as
Boeing 737-924ER
Reported engine
CFM International CFM56-7B27E
People aboard
149
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The aircraft was being pushed out for departure at gate B6 when an employee bus holding short at the service road intersection to the left of the aircraft at gate B7 was struck by the left lower strake of the scimitar winglet. The bus was stationary, at a designated stop location and this location was inside of the aircraft safety zone during the push back. No injuries were reported on the aircraft or the bus. The passengers and crew deplaned via the jet bridge. The results of the investigation is forwarded to the ual cmo for their disposition.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PUSHED OUT FOR DEPARTURE AT GATE B6 WHEN AN EMPLOYEE BUS HOLDING SHORT AT THE SERVICE ROAD INTERSECTION TO THE LEFT OF THE AIRCRAFT AT GATE B7 WAS STRUCK BY THE LEFT LOWER STRAKE OF THE SCIMITAR WINGLET. THE BUS WAS STATIONARY, AT A DESIGNATED STOP LOCATION AND THIS LOCATION WAS INSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT SAFETY ZONE DURING THE PUSH BACK. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED ON THE AIRCRAFT OR THE BUS. THE PASSENGERS AND CREW DEPLANED VIA THE JET BRIDGE. THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION IS FORWARDED TO THE UAL CMO FOR THEIR DISPOSITION.