Two United Airlines jets made tail-to-tail contact during pushback at San Francisco International Airport, one a Boeing 737 MAX 9 that clipped another aircraft’s tail. FAA-ordered inspections grounded both planes and triggered delays while damage assessments and an investigation proceed; no injuries reported.
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Both aircraft were grounded for FAA inspections after a tail-to-tail contact during pushback, causing operational delays and aircraft out-of-service time while damage assessments are completed.
The FAA investigation follows a recent run of ground-contact and taxi/pushback incidents that have triggered inspections, cancellations and short-term groundings, increasing scrutiny of ground-handling procedures and ramp safety (easyJet A320 winglet contact at Manchester, Delta pushback clipping in Atlanta).
The incident involved a Boeing 737 MAX 9; with MAX utilization rising across U.S. carriers and United expanding its MAX fleet, ramp damage and inspections can have outsized effects on narrowbody capacity and short-term scheduling (U.S. carriers boost 737 MAX utilization, United 737-9 MAX purchase-and-leaseback).
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