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| Date: | Sunday 20 December 2015 |
| Time: | c. 14:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-7H4 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N439WN |
| MSN: | 29834/1356 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena Airport, CA (BUR/KBUR) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena Airport, CA (BUR/KBUR) |
| Oakland International Airport, CA (OAK/KOAK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Boeing 737-7H4 (WL), registration N439WN, was taxiing out for departure as flight WN815 from Burbank to Oakland when the left hand winglet contacted the left hand horizontal stabilizer of another Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 that was parked at the gate.
The airplane at the gate was flight WN1240, bound for Denver. Both aircraft were grounded for inspections. N439WN departed Burbank as flight WN8700 for Dallas, likely to visit the company's maintenance base there.
Sources:
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/southwest-plane-wing-tips-bump-burbank-bob-hope-airport-363087721.html
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/wn815/
Location
Media:
Holiday Travel! My @SouthwestAir flight just bumped wingtips w/another on @fly_BUR Tarmac. Flight canceled @nbcla pic.twitter.com/VLrhdhu08X
— Shanna Mendiola (@ShannaNBCLA) December 20, 2015A plane crashed into our plane, while we were parked. I see the pilots have been using their drink coupons. pic.twitter.com/R2Fc4sPKZ1
— Drew Lynch (@TheDrewLynch) December 20, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2015 19:34 | harro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2015 19:47 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
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