# Incident 20211113021619I: Boeing 737-900ER, Burbank, CA, November 13, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2021, 22:00 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Bob Hope
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N290AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N290AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-900ER (registry code 138488H, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-900er) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56-7B27E series (registry code 13078, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-7b27e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-900ER
- Reported engine: CFM INTL CFM56-7B27E
- People aboard: 108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,014 total, 9,981 in this make and model, 143 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211113021619I

## Narrative

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

ON 11/13/21, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS BEING MARSHALLED INTO GATE B5 AT BURBANK, CA. THE CAPTAIN MADE AN EARLY "TIGHT" TURN TO LINE UP ON THE "J" LINE FOR GATE B5.  ALL GSE WERE CLEAR OF THE CIRCLE OF SAFETY.  WING WALKERS WERE IN PLACE WITH LEAD RAMP AGENT ACTING AS MARSHALLER.  AIR STAIRS WAS CLEAR OF THE CIRCLE OF SAFETY BY APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET.  LEFT WING WALKER INITIALLY GAVE THE ALL CLEAR SIGNAL TO THE MARSHALLER.  THE MARSHALLER WAS CONCENTRATING ON GETTING THE AIRCRAFT TO MOVE RIGHT TO BE ON THE "J" LINE.  AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONTINUING TO ADVANCE TO PARK, THE LEFT WING WALKER REALIZED THE LEFT SCIMITAR WAS GOING TO CONTACT THE VERTICAL PROTECTIVE COVERING OF THE AIR STAIR RAILING.  THE LEFT WING WALKER GAVE THE STOP SIGNAL TO THE MARSHALLER BUT THE MARSHALLER WAS CONCENTRATING ON THE AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT SEE THE WING WALKERS SIGNAL.  THE LEFT WING SCIMITAR GRAZED THE PROTECTIVE COVERING OF THE AIR STAIRS.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FORWARD TO THE FINAL PARKING SPOT.  NEITHER RAMP CREW OR FLIGHT CREW SAW ANY DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING SCIMITAR WHEN INSPECTED.  COMPANY MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED.  MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LEFT SCIMITAR AND FELT THE DAMAGE WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO REQUIRE REMOVAL PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFTS NEXT FLIGHT.  THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE ADDITIONAL STEP OF REMOVING THE RIGHT WING SCIMITAR TO KEEP AERODYNAMIC LOADS EQUAL ON BOTH WINGS.

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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