A captain reports that during taxi-out; he felt and heard a loud bump and noticed a main landing gear (medium large transport) tire passing his B737-400 aircraft and striking the main landing gear of a waiting crj-900 aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	1081905
Time
Date	201304
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Main Gear Wheel
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Taxiout; heard/felt loud bump. Stopped the aircraft. Noticed wheel assembly; rim/hubcap passing the aircraft on the right and hit the wheel well/landing gear assembly of a crj-900 aircraft waiting on taxiway. Maintenance and/or mechanical failure. Gate return. Flight delay.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Captain reports that during taxi-out; he felt and heard a loud bump and noticed a Main Landing Gear (MLG) tire passing his B737-400 aircraft and striking the Main Landing Gear of a waiting CRJ-900 aircraft.

Narrative: Taxiout; heard/felt loud bump. Stopped the aircraft. Noticed wheel assembly; rim/hubcap passing the aircraft on the right and hit the Wheel Well/Landing Gear Assembly of a CRJ-900 aircraft waiting on taxiway. Maintenance and/or mechanical failure. Gate return. Flight delay.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.