What happened
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On September 10, 2024, about 1007 eastern daylight time, privacy data omitted, an Airbus A350-941, privacy data omitted, collided with privacy data omitted (dba delta air lines), a mitsubishi heavy industries (mhi) CRJ-900, privacy data omitted, while taxiing for departure at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta international airport (atl), Atlanta, Georgia. (In this report, privacy data omitted is referred to as the A350 airplane, and privacy data omitted is referred to as the crj airplane.) The crj was holding short of runway br on taxiway h waiting for takeoff clearance, and the A350 was taxiing along intersecting taxiway e. as the A350 passed behind the crj, where the taxiways intersected, the right wingtip of the A350 impacted the vertical stabilizer of the crj, which resulted in substantial damage to the empennage of the crj and minor damage to the A350. The passengers and crew aboard both airplanes were not injured except for a flight attendant aboard the crj, who sustained a minor injury. The A350 was operating under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 121 as a scheduled international passenger flight from atl to tokyo haneda international airport (hnd), tokyo, japan. The crj was operating under part 121 as a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight from atl to lafayette regional airport (lft), lafayette parish, Louisiana.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2024, ABOUT 1007 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN AIRBUS A350-941, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COLLIDED WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (DBA DELTA AIR LINES), A MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES (MHI) CRJ-900, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE AT HARTSFIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ATL), ATLANTA, GEORGIA. (IN THIS REPORT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS REFERRED TO AS THE A350 AIRPLANE, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS REFERRED TO AS THE CRJ AIRPLANE.) THE CRJ WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY BR ON TAXIWAY H WAITING FOR TAKEOFF CLEARANCE, AND THE A350 WAS TAXIING ALONG INTERSECTING TAXIWAY E. AS THE A350 PASSED BEHIND THE CRJ, WHERE THE TAXIWAYS INTERSECTED, THE RIGHT WINGTIP OF THE A350 IMPACTED THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OF THE CRJ, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE OF THE CRJ AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE A350. THE PASSENGERS AND CREW ABOARD BOTH AIRPLANES WERE NOT INJURED EXCEPT FOR A FLIGHT ATTENDANT ABOARD THE CRJ, WHO SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY. THE A350 WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 121 AS A SCHEDULED INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER FLIGHT FROM ATL TO TOKYO HANEDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (HND), TOKYO, JAPAN. THE CRJ WAS OPERATING UNDER PART 121 AS A REGULARLY SCHEDULED DOMESTIC PASSENGER FLIGHT FROM ATL TO LAFAYETTE REGIONAL AIRPORT (LFT), LAFAYETTE PARISH, LOUISIANA.
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