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A B737 first officer reported that during pushback; as they turned away from the gate to taxi; the captain reported his left wing contacted the wing of the adjacent aircraft. The aircraft returned to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1279115 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 235 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 220 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Aircraft |
Narrative:
We had pushed off of gate X and were completing the engine start on the number one engine when the aircraft on gate xy pushed back between us and the aircraft that had pushed off of gate xz. We were given clearance to turn right 270 degrees to taxi to spot X. As we started the turn the captain hit the brakes and exclaimed that we had hit the aircraft's wing. I didn't feel an impact; I only felt the captain applying the brakes. As I couldn't see the wing on the left side. I took him at his word that we had touched wingtips. We then coordinated with operations and ramp control to taxi back into the gate.ground crews waiting before pushing adjacent aircraft at night. Our aircraft touched wingtips with the aircraft that pushed back next to us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 First Officer reported that during pushback; as they turned away from the gate to taxi; the Captain reported his left wing contacted the wing of the adjacent aircraft. The aircraft returned to the gate.
Narrative: We had pushed off of Gate X and were completing the engine start on the number one engine when the aircraft on Gate XY pushed back between us and the aircraft that had pushed off of Gate XZ. We were given clearance to turn right 270 degrees to taxi to Spot X. As we started the turn the Captain hit the brakes and exclaimed that we had hit the aircraft's wing. I didn't feel an impact; I only felt the Captain applying the brakes. As I couldn't see the wing on the left side. I took him at his word that we had touched wingtips. We then coordinated with Operations and Ramp Control to taxi back into the gate.Ground Crews waiting before pushing adjacent aircraft at night. Our aircraft touched wingtips with the aircraft that pushed back next to us.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.