ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147560
Last updated: 19 May 2013
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| Date: | 09-AUG-2012 |
| Time: | 16:40 |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-642 |
| Operator: | China Eastern Airlines |
| Registration: | B-6050 |
| C/n / msn: | 468 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 333 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Shanghai-Pudong Intl AP (ZSPD) -
 China
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Shanghai-Pudong Intl AP (ZSPD) |
| Los Angeles |
A taxiing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 passenger plane (9M-MRO), flight MH389, contaced the tail of a China Eastern Airlines A340 plane, B-6050, waiting on the taxiway at Pudong International Airport.No one was injured.
The tip of the wing of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was broken off and hung on the tail of the China Eastern Airbus 340-600, according to pictures posted by passengers on the Internet.
Sources:
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/Metro/2012/08/10/Widebody%2Bpassenger%2Bplanes%2Bbump%2Bat%2BPudong%2BInternational/
http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/2012/2012.semaine.32.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2012 02:49 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Aug-2012 12:21 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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