Narrative:
An Airbus A330-323 sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizers in a towing accident at Seoul-Incheon International Airport (ICN), South Korea.
The left-hand horizontal stabilizer apparently hit a hangar door causing a distortion of the tail section and damage to the left-hand horizontal stabilizer's leading edge.
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Sunday 28 August 2016 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-323 |
| Operator: | Asiana Airlines |
| Registration: | HL8258 |
| MSN: | 1326 |
| First flight: | 2012-06-11 (4 years 3 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney PW4168A |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Seoul-Incheon International Airport (ICN) ( South Korea)
|
| Phase: | Pushback / towing (PBT) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
An Airbus A330-323 sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizers in a towing accident at Seoul-Incheon International Airport (ICN), South Korea.
The left-hand horizontal stabilizer apparently hit a hangar door causing a distortion of the tail section and damage to the left-hand horizontal stabilizer's leading edge.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» FlightGlobalPhotos
Video, social media
Asiana Airlines Airbus A333 (HL8258) badly damaged in towing accident at Incheon Airport, SKR pic.twitter.com/CMTFBnQmji
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) August 31, 2016
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2023 Flight Safety Foundation