What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 18, 2023 at approximately 1209Z - privacy data omitted aircraft privacy data omitted, an Airbus A-321-231 operating as privacy data omitted (kjfk-tjsj) was pushed back from gate 29 to ramp spot 15 at jfk international airport as a live flight with 176 passengers on board and 8 crew members. During push-back, the aircraft contacted privacy data omitted, an Airbus A-320-232 that was a non- active flight parked on hardstand spot number 14 another aircraft that was unaffected was in ramp spot 16. Both aircraft were damaged during this incident.
The initial damage reported is as follows:
• privacy data omitted – damage to the left hand horizontal stabilizer elevator tip and a puncture/crack on the unpressurized tail cone area.
- Item entered on log page# 3580476 “on pushback aircraft made contact with another aircraft”
• privacy data omitted – damage to the left hand horizontal stabilizer elevator tip and dent/crease on the unpressurized tail cone area.
- Item entered in log page# 3632513 “during our mx. A/c 634 was struck on the LH elevator by a/c privacy data omitted tail while a/c privacy data omitted was pushing back for live flight by ramp crew. A/c privacy data omitted was located on spot 14 ramp outer lane, in trax”2W
Report from ramp crew: operations were not normal and usually do not have two aircraft parked in ramp spots on either side of where the pushback aircraft is heading to. Nose ramp agent was focused on trying not to hit the tail with the other aircraft and did not see the wing walker giving the signal to stop.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 18, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1209Z - ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN AIRBUS A-321-231 OPERATING AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (KJFK-TJSJ) WAS PUSHED BACK FROM GATE 29 TO RAMP SPOT 15 AT JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS A LIVE FLIGHT WITH 176 PASSENGERS ON BOARD AND 8 CREW MEMBERS. DURING PUSH-BACK, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN AIRBUS A-320-232 THAT WAS A NON- ACTIVE FLIGHT PARKED ON HARDSTAND SPOT NUMBER 14 ANOTHER AIRCRAFT THAT WAS UNAFFECTED WAS IN RAMP SPOT 16. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE DAMAGED DURING THIS INCIDENT.
THE INITIAL DAMAGE REPORTED IS AS FOLLOWS:
• ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ – DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ELEVATOR TIP AND A PUNCTURE/CRACK ON THE UNPRESSURIZED TAIL CONE AREA.
- ITEM ENTERED ON LOG PAGE# 3580476 “ON PUSHBACK AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT”
• ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ – DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ELEVATOR TIP AND DENT/CREASE ON THE UNPRESSURIZED TAIL CONE AREA.
- ITEM ENTERED IN LOG PAGE# 3632513 “DURING OUR MX. A/C 634 WAS STRUCK ON THE LH ELEVATOR BY A/C ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TAIL WHILE A/C ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PUSHING BACK FOR LIVE FLIGHT BY RAMP CREW. A/C ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LOCATED ON SPOT 14 RAMP OUTER LANE, IN TRAX”2W
REPORT FROM RAMP CREW: OPERATIONS WERE NOT NORMAL AND USUALLY DO NOT HAVE TWO AIRCRAFT PARKED IN RAMP SPOTS ON EITHER SIDE OF WHERE THE PUSHBACK AIRCRAFT IS HEADING TO. NOSE RAMP AGENT WAS FOCUSED ON TRYING NOT TO HIT THE TAIL WITH THE OTHER AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT SEE THE WING WALKER GIVING THE SIGNAL TO STOP.
Other aircraft in the event · 1
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