What happened
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The crew was scheduled to fly flight privacy data omitted jfk-mys on 12 may 2025. They were at gate 506 at jfk on aircraft
privacy data omitted. The APU bleed was deferred on this aircraft, and an external air start was accomplished on engine 2. After the engine was started, all external power and air was removed from the aircraft, and permission was obtained from ramp to push back onto spot 2, the brakes were released, and the ground crew was informed they were cleared to push to spot 2. The push proceded normally until the aircraft was aligned on the taxi line, when a loud grinding noise was heard and they felt the aircraft shudder. The tug operator called
“Brakes, brakes, brakes”, and the crew immediately applied the parking brake. The crew was informed that the tow bar shear pin had snapped and the tug had impacted the aircraft. A tech ops member came on the headset and informed the crew of what had happened. The crew passed the nose gear safety pin out the window and the ground crew pinned the nose gear, removed the tug from under the aircraft, and towed the aircraft back into gate 506. The passengers were deplaned and the crew shut down the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THE CREW WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY FLIGHT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ JFK-MYS ON 12 MAY 2025. THEY WERE AT GATE 506 AT JFK ON AIRCRAFT
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE APU BLEED WAS DEFERRED ON THIS AIRCRAFT, AND AN EXTERNAL AIR START WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON ENGINE 2. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, ALL EXTERNAL POWER AND AIR WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND PERMISSION WAS OBTAINED FROM RAMP TO PUSH BACK ONTO SPOT 2, THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED, AND THE GROUND CREW WAS INFORMED THEY WERE CLEARED TO PUSH TO SPOT 2. THE PUSH PROCEDED NORMALLY UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALIGNED ON THE TAXI LINE, WHEN A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THEY FELT THE AIRCRAFT SHUDDER. THE TUG OPERATOR CALLED
“BRAKES, BRAKES, BRAKES”, AND THE CREW IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE. THE CREW WAS INFORMED THAT THE TOW BAR SHEAR PIN HAD SNAPPED AND THE TUG HAD IMPACTED THE AIRCRAFT. A TECH OPS MEMBER CAME ON THE HEADSET AND INFORMED THE CREW OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE CREW PASSED THE NOSE GEAR SAFETY PIN OUT THE WINDOW AND THE GROUND CREW PINNED THE NOSE GEAR, REMOVED THE TUG FROM UNDER THE AIRCRAFT, AND TOWED THE AIRCRAFT BACK INTO GATE 506. THE PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED AND THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT.