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August 24, 2018 · Boeing 757 200 · EI-LBT

Philadelphia, PA

Overview

Report Status
Probable Cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
August 24, 2018
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (177 uninjured, 1 unknown outcome)
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Aircraft
Boeing 757 200 (1998)
Tail Number
EI-LBT
Operator
Aer Lingua
Injuries
None
NTSB Number
DCA18CA272

On August 24, 2018, about 2350 eastern daylight time, Aer Lingus flight 114, a Boeing 757-200, EI-LBT, had a ground service employee suffer a serious injury while engaged in pushback from the gate at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There were no injuries to 177 passengers and crew onboard. The airplane was not damaged. The flight was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 129 scheduled international passenger flight from KPHL to Dublin Airport (EIDW), Dublin, Ireland. According to the operator, the ground service employee was connected to the airplane via a headset and was engaged in push-back from gate A6. At some point, the service employee fell down and the nose wheel ran over his right leg, causing a serious injury. The flight crew reported that the pushback was nearly complete and were about halfway through the 90 degree turn onto the taxi line, when the airplane jerked to a stop. There was general confusion for several minutes before they were informed of what happened.

NTSB Probable Cause

The ground service employee's inadvertent fall near the nose wheel during pushback.

Full Narrative

On August 24, 2018, about 2350 eastern daylight time, Aer Lingus flight 114, a Boeing 757-200, EI-LBT, had a ground service employee suffer a serious injury while engaged in pushback from the gate at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There were no injuries to 177 passengers and crew onboard. The airplane was not damaged. The flight was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 129 scheduled international passenger flight from KPHL to Dublin Airport (EIDW), Dublin, Ireland. According to the operator, the ground service employee was connected to the airplane via a headset and was engaged in push-back from gate A6. At some point, the service employee fell down and the nose wheel ran over his right leg, causing a serious injury. The flight crew reported that the pushback was nearly complete and were about halfway through the 90 degree turn onto the taxi line, when the airplane jerked to a stop. There was general confusion for several minutes before they were informed of what happened.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time19:55 EDT
Nearest AirportPhiladelphia International (0nm N)
Flight Plan FiledIFR
Flight Plan ActivatedYes
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftBoeing 757 200
Tail NumberEI-LBT
Aircraft CategoryAir
OperatorAer Lingua
Operating RulePart 129

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (177 uninjured, 1 unknown outcome)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured177
Total178
Crew 1Age 63 · First Class · None
Crew 2Age 40 · None

Conditions

ConditionsUnknown
LightNight
WindCalm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0

Appendix: Source Data