Service difficulty report · Rib · Aerosp ATR42500

Difficulty date
June 18, 2023
Submitted
June 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408SV
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42500
Aircraft serial
1602
Part
Rib
Part number
S5731005C1200
Part serial
4031
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Part time
2,026 hours, 2,321 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AROUND 1:35PM WE WERE TAXIING VIA N3 APPROACHING APRON 2, WE SAW THE RAMP AGENTS SIGNALING THE GO AHEAD, APPROACHED THE PARKING ACCORDING TO THE RAMP AGENT INSTRUCTIONS. HE WAS SIGNALING THE GO FORWARD SO I WENT FORWARD AS SOON HE SIGNALED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN I MADE A RIGHT TURN AND THAT’S WHEN N406SV COLLIDED WITH N408SV LH WINGTIP WITH LH WINGTIP. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIB ASSY LH WING TIP

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