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| Date: | Monday 29 June 2015 |
| Time: | c. 09:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-524 |
| Owner/operator: | Transaero Airlines |
| Registration: | VP-BYT |
| MSN: | 28928/3077 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 132 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Moscow-Domodedovo International Airport (DME) -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Moskva-Domodedovo Airport (DME/UUDD) |
| Krasnodar Airport (KRR/URKK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Boeing 737-500 operated by Transaero Airlines sustained damage to the nose landing gear in a towing incident at Moscow-Domodedovo International Airport (DME), Russia.
The aircraft, performing flight UN2163 to Krasnodar, Russia, was being towed from the gate to a spot were the engines would be started. Somehow the nose landing gear was pushed, tilting backwards, with the tow bar still attached.
The 126 passengers and 6 crew members were not injured. Flight UN2163 was carried out by a replacement aircraft.
Sources:
http://transaero.ru/ru/company/press-centre/news?year=2015&id=290615_press
http://mmsut.sledcom.ru/news/item/941506/
http://mmsut.sledcom.ru/news/item/942113/
http://lifenews.ru/news/156459
Media:
Происшествием с #Boeing737 "#Трансаэро" занялись следователи: http://t.co/IzmwY0dhAm pic.twitter.com/L7dZ0hfSQw pic.twitter.com/8UlGBfDUcs
— «Новости 24» (@rentvnews) June 29, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2015 18:03 | Hans Gruber | Added |
| 29-Jun-2015 18:12 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jun-2015 19:32 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jul-2015 08:01 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Feb-2025 10:29 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, ] |
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