FLT CREW REPORTS BEING STRUCK BY TAXIING CRJ200 CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIGHT WINGTIP.
Synopsis
FLT CREW REPORTS BEING STRUCK BY TAXIING CRJ200 CAUSING DAMAGE TO RIGHT WINGTIP.
Narrative
I WAS PARKED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON AT TXWY B JUST PAST THE INTXN OF PAPA. I WAS FACING NWBOUND. THE COCKPIT CREW FELT A JOLT. WE OBSERVED THAT A CRJ200 WAS NEXT TO US ON THE STARBOARD SIDE. THE FO SAID THAT THE CRJ200 HAD STRUCK OUR WING WITH HIS WING. I FEATHERED THE #2 ENG. I ASKED THE FO TO LOOK FOR LEAKING FUEL. THEN I ASKED THE FLT ATTENDANT THE SAME QUESTION AFTER INFORMING HER OF THE SIT. BOTH CREW MEMBERS STATED THAT NO FUEL WAS SEEN LEAKING FROM THE ACFT. THE FO STATED THAT THE CRJ'S L MAIN WHEELS WERE ON THE TXWY CTRLINE OF PAPA. HE ALSO SAID THAT HE COULD SEE THE WINGLET OF THE CRJ WAS EMBEDDED IN OUR R WING. I THEN INFORMED GND THAT WE HAD A COLLISION ON THE GND. I REQUESTED NO ASSISTANCE EXCEPT THAT SOMEONE MIGHT WANT TO FOLLOW US JUST IN CASE ACFT DEBRIS FELL OFF OUR ACFT. I INSTRUCTED THE FO TO LET OPS KNOW THAT WE HAD A TXWY INCURSION AND WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO THE GATE. I BRIEFED THE FLT ATTENDANT THAT WE WOULD RETURN TO THE GATE. SHE STATED THAT NO PAX WERE INJURED. THE #2 ENG WAS UN-FEATHERED AND WE RETURNED TO THE GATE ESCORTED BY PORT AUTH. AS WE RETURNED TO THE GATE; I HAD THE FO LOOK FOR LEAKING FUEL. ONCE PARKED AT THE GATE THE PAX RETURNED TO THE TERMINAL. THE FO AND FLT ATTENDANT SAW THE CRJ'S WINGLET STUCK IN OUR R AILERON. ALL CREW MEMBERS AND AN UNIDENTED NUMBER OF PAX FELT THE IMPACT. THE CRJ CAPT FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO GO BY OUR ACFT EVEN THOUGH IT MEANT GOING OFF THE TXWY CTRLINE.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.