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| Date: | Sunday 6 November 2005 |
| Time: | 12:38 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-223ER |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N781AN |
| MSN: | 29586/266 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 279 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An American Airlines Boeing 777-223ER (N781AN) and a Turkish Airlines Airbus A340-300 (TC-JDK) suffered a ground collision accident in the Holding Area for runway 27L at London Heathrow Airport
Aircraft entering the Holding Area prior to departure from runway 27L initially follow a single yellow taxiway centreline, which splits into two parallel lines within the holding area. This is wide enough for two ‘heavy/widebody’ aircraft to position side by side when lined up on the parallel lines.
Prior to departure, the Boeing 777 was holding, in turn, at N2W behind a Boeing 737-800 in the Holding Area. Whilst in this position, the Airbus A340 was instructed to taxi to N2E. As it passed behind the B777, the A340’s right winglet made contact with the B777’s left elevator and its left wing tip. The A340 had not reached the section of the line parallel to that upon which the B777 was parked.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
AAIB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 June 2015 | N781AN | American Airlines | 0 | Narita International Airport (NRT/RJAA) |  |
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| Fuel starvation | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2023 11:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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