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| Date: | Thursday 9 August 2012 |
| Time: | 16:40 |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-642 |
| Owner/operator: | China Eastern Airlines |
| Registration: | B-6050 |
| MSN: | 468 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 556-61 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 333 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Shanghai-Pudong International Airport (PVG/ZSPD) -
 China
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Shanghai-Pudong International Airport (PVG/ZSPD) |
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| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A taxiing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 passenger plane (9M-MRO), flight MH389, contaced the of a China Eastern Airlines A340 plane, B-6050, flight MU583, 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:
https://www.shine.cn/archive/nsp/Metro/2012/08/10/Widebody+passenger+planes+bump+at+Pudong+International/
http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/2012/2012.semaine.32.pdf
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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 occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2021 17:19 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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