Incident Overview

Date: Sunday 27 June 1999
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-436
Owner/operator: British Airways
Registration Number: G-DOCH
Location: Aberdeen Airport – ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Boeing 737, G-DOCH, starboard horizontal stabiliserBoeing 737, G-DOCH, starboard horizontal stabiliser
Investigating Agency: AAIBAAIB
Category: Accident
A motorised passenger step driver collided with the starboard horizontal stabiliser of a parked Boeing 737, G-DOCH, resulting in a passenger member falling over. The impact caused a horizontal stabiliser tip to protrude over the roadway.A motorised passenger step driver collided with the starboard horizontal stabiliser of a parked Boeing 737, G-DOCH, resulting in a passenger member falling over. The impact caused a horizontal stabiliser tip to protrude over the roadway.

Description

The driver of a set of motorised passenger steps, who had been tasked with servicing an inbound Boeing 757 flight on Stand 7, was stationary behind a Boeing 737, G-DOCH, that was parked on Stand 6. After the inbound aircraft arrived on-stand the driver moved the motorised steps forward and collided with the tip of the starboard horizontal stabiliser of the Boeing 737, G-DOCH. The impact, which was also felt on the flight deck, caused a member of the cabin crew of G-DOCH to fall over. Inspection of the scene by the airport management revealed that G-DOCH was parked approximately 1 metre short of the Stand stop mark which resulted in the trailing edge tips of the horizontal stabiliser protruding over the white roadway line at the rear of the Stand.

Primary Cause

Incorrect positioning of the motorised step by the driver, leading to a collision with the stabiliser.Incorrect positioning of the motorised step by the driver, leading to a collision with the stabiliser.

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