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| Date: | Monday 4 July 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | Vietnam Airlines |
| Registration: | VN-A863 |
| MSN: | 35153/333 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Engine model: | GE GEnx-1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Hanoi-Noi Bai International Airport (HAN/VVNB) -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Hanoi-Noi Bai International Airport (HAN/VVNB) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner had it's left hand main passenger door ripped off when it was pushed back from the gate at Hanoi-Noi Bai International Airport in Vietnam.
The aircraft had arrived fron London-Heathrow, U.K. as flight VN54 and was to be repositioned to another gate for a flight to Ho Chi Minh City.
The jetbridge was still in place when the aircraft was being moved, causing the open passenger door to be ripped off.
There were no personal injuries.
Sources:
http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/vietnam-airlines-aircraft-hits-jet-bridge-at-hanoi-airport-63810.html
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vn-a863#a38728b
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 June 2025 | VN-A863 | Vietnam Airlines | 0 | Hanoi-Noi Bai International Airport (HAN/VVNB) | |
min |
| Collision with other aircraft on apron | ||||||
Location
Media:
#Vietnam Airlines aircraft hits jet bridge at Hanoi #airporthttps://t.co/xEBPMyOey8 #aviation pic.twitter.com/qz916IUkFS
— Thanh Nien News (@News_Vietnam) July 4, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2016 13:08 | gerard57 | Added |
| 04-Jul-2016 13:15 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jul-2016 13:16 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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