# Incident 20260504006659I: Boeing B-787-9, Newark, NJ, May 4, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2026, 21:45 local time
- Place: Newark, NJ
- Airport: Newark Liberty International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
- Operator: BRAF
- Location: 40.6925° N, 74.1687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (EWR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6925&lon=-74.1687&mi=10
- Aircraft: G-ZBKC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-787-9
- People aboard: 198
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260504006659I

## Narrative

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

RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE FROM THE JET BRIDGE COLLIDING INTO AIRCRAFT AT THE GATE. AIRCRAFT WAS DEPLANED AT THE GATE.

NO. 1 ENGINE INLET COWL REPLACED.

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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