# Incident 20240911012852I: Embraer ERJ 170-100SU, Chicago, IL, September 11, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2024, 17:39 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago O'Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N781EJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781EJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer ERJ 170-100SU (registry code 3260403, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-erj-170-100su) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8E5 (registry code 30061, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8e5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ 170-100SU
- Reported engine: GE CF34-8E5
- People aboard: 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,486 total, 709 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240911012852I

## Narrative

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

ON 09/11/2024, APPROXIMATELY 18:15 CENTRAL TIME, AT CHICAGO O’HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KORD),^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^EMBRAER E-170, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK A PARKED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRBUS A-319, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DURING TAXI ON THE “BRAVO” HOLDING PAD.

THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ E-170 TAXIED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A-319 AND PARKED JUST AFT OF THE WING.  AFTER APPROXIMATELY A FIVE-MINUTE WAIT, THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ E-170 WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE TO TAXI TO THE GATE.  THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT HE LOOKED TO CHECK THE WING TIP AND THERE WAS A GLARE DUE TO THE POSITION OF THE SUN, BUT CLEARANCE APPEARED TO BE ADEQUATE, SO HE BEGAN TO SLOWLY TAXI AND THE LEFT WINGLET CONTACTED THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ENY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ENY^ E-170 LEFT WINGLET AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO A HEAVY MAINTENANCE PROVIDER FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE WINGLET.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.  THE CREW AND PASSENGER ON-BOARD NUMBERS IN THIS REPORT INCLUDE BOTH AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N825AW, Airbus Industrie A319-132: no report for this aircraft; [N825AW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N825AW) is registered now

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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