Narrative:
A Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 777 struck a lighting pole during taxi at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD). The right-hand wing leading edge suffered a serious dent.
The flight crew had been instructed to taxi to the northeast cargo ramp via taxiway K, BB and Z and to hold short of runway 09R.
The controller then instructed the flight to go via taxiway BB2. However, about 28 m to the right of the centreline of this taxiway there was a lighting pole. The B777 wing span was 64,80 (32,40 m from centre to wing tip).
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Date: | Friday 5 August 2022 |
| Time: | 20:35 |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-FDZ |
| Operator: | Qatar Airways Cargo |
| Registration: | A7-BFH |
| MSN: | 42298/1284 |
| First flight: | 2015-02-26 (7 years 5 months) |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric GE90-115B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA (ATL/KATL), United States of America |
| Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | QR8141 |
A Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 777 struck a lighting pole during taxi at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD). The right-hand wing leading edge suffered a serious dent.
The flight crew had been instructed to taxi to the northeast cargo ramp via taxiway K, BB and Z and to hold short of runway 09R.
The controller then instructed the flight to go via taxiway BB2. However, about 28 m to the right of the centreline of this taxiway there was a lighting pole. The B777 wing span was 64,80 (32,40 m from centre to wing tip).
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
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Distance from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA to Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL as the crow flies is 970 km (606 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, GA to Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL as the crow flies is 970 km (606 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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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