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| Date: | Tuesday 11 August 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-368ER |
| Owner/operator: | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
| Registration: | HZ-AK16 |
| MSN: | 41053/1061 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Engine model: | General Electric GE90-115B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Jeddah Airport (JED) -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two aircraft of Saudi Arabian Airlines sustained minor damage in a ground contact incident at Jeddah Airport (JED).
The rudder of an Airbus 320, which was pulling out of a hangar, hit the right hand wing tip of a Boeing 777 that was coming in for maintenance.
Sources:
https://www.emirates247.com/news/region/boeing-airbus-collide-at-saudi-hangar-2015-08-12-1.600062
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20150812253139
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 2013 | HZ-AK16 ? | Saudi Arabian Airlines | 0 | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) | |
min |
| Collision with Ground support equipment | ||||||
| 28 April 2013 | HZ-AK16 | Saudi Arabian Airlines | 0 | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) | |
min |
| Collision with Ground support equipment | ||||||
Media:
#Saudia planes collide outside #Jeddah airport hangar — http://t.co/sZV6HGpoef pic.twitter.com/PkJRPxoI9O
— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) August 12, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2015 09:39 | Rumbachtaler | Added |
| 12-Aug-2015 09:42 | harro | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Aug-2015 09:56 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Damage, ] |
| 12-Aug-2015 10:32 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, ] |
| 13-Aug-2015 18:29 | BRC | Updated [Cn, ] |
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