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Ord ground controllers reported a possible wingtip incident between two air carriers; and referenced the complexity of the movement area as a contributing factor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1669471 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ground |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 19 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Ground |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 7 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was working ogc (outbound ground control). Heavy volume on both ogc and igc (inbound ground control) due to earlier thunderstorms with the airlines trying to catch up to their normal schedule. Aircraft Y requested taxi from gate X to runway 28R-N5. I taxied him [directions] to hold short of A10. A few minutes after taxi igc told me that aircraft X; who was pushing from gate Y; believed that aircraft Y had clipped his wingtip. I parked aircraft Y on [position] short of north while the issue was investigated; and he later taxied back to the ramp.this facility needs more staffing so that during high volume times supplemental positions can be opened to relieve frequency congestion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ORD Ground Controllers reported a possible wingtip incident between two air carriers; and referenced the complexity of the movement area as a contributing factor.
Narrative: I was working OGC (Outbound Ground Control). Heavy volume on both OGC and IGC (Inbound Ground Control) due to earlier thunderstorms with the airlines trying to catch up to their normal schedule. Aircraft Y requested taxi from Gate X to Runway 28R-N5. I taxied him [directions] to hold short of A10. A few minutes after taxi IGC told me that Aircraft X; who was pushing from Gate Y; believed that Aircraft Y had clipped his wingtip. I parked Aircraft Y on [position] short of N while the issue was investigated; and he later taxied back to the ramp.This facility needs more staffing so that during high volume times supplemental positions can be opened to relieve frequency congestion.
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.