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| Date: | Friday 19 February 2016 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-958ER (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | El Al Israel Airlines |
| Registration: | 4X-EHA |
| MSN: | 41552/4632 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) |
| Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV/LLBG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Boeing 737-900ER, operating El Al Flight LY338, sustained damage to the left hand winglet in a pushback incident at
gate G02 at Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport, the Netherlands.
Flight 338 was being pushed back for departure to Tel Aviv, Israel, when the winglet contacted a blast fence. The winglet sustaained a large horizontal tear.
Consequently, the flight was cancelled.
Sources:
http://www.at5.nl/artikelen/152941/vliegtuig-el-al-botst-tijdens-taxin-tegen-hek-op-schiphol
http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/25233662/__El_Al_kist_breekt_vleugel__.html
Location
Images:
Media:
Ongeluk met El Al-vlucht op Schiphol. Later meer pic.twitter.com/TfD8H542vi
— Ruben Koops (@rubenkoops) February 19, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2016 09:49 | harro | Added |
| 19-Feb-2016 09:51 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 19-Feb-2016 09:55 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Feb-2016 10:00 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Feb-2016 11:58 | harro | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 13-Jun-2022 04:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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