Narrative:
Flight WE291 was preparing for departure when a conveyer belt vehicle hit the lower fuselage skin of the aircraft.
The aircraft was repaired and re-entered service on April 25.
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Wednesday 19 April 2017 |
| Time: | 0.0025219917297363 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Operator: | Thai Smile |
| Registration: | HS-TXB |
| MSN: | 5248 |
| First flight: | 2012-07-18 (4 years 9 months) |
| Engines: | 2 IAE V2527-A5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK) ( Thailand)
|
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK/VTBS), Thailand |
| Narathiwat Airport (NAW/VTSC), Thailand | |
| Flightnumber: | WE291 |
Flight WE291 was preparing for departure when a conveyer belt vehicle hit the lower fuselage skin of the aircraft.
The aircraft was repaired and re-entered service on April 25.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» BEAPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi International Airport to Narathiwat Airport as the crow flies is 800 km (500 miles).
Distance from Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi International Airport to Narathiwat Airport as the crow flies is 800 km (500 miles).
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.
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