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| Date: | Tuesday 27 September 2016 |
| Time: | 06:20 |
| Type: |  Airbus A310-304 |
| Owner/operator: | Iran Air |
| Registration: | EP-IBK |
| MSN: | 671 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Engine model: | GE CF6-80C2A2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Tehran-Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA/OIIE) -
 Iran
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| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tehran-Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA/OIIE) |
| London | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Iran Air Airbus A310-304 sustained substantial damage in a push back incident at Tehran-Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran.
The aircraft, EP-IBK, was being pushed back when the right hand horizontal stabilizer impacted the underside of the rear fuselage of a Mahan Air Airbus A340, EP-MMR which also push backing to depart airport destination to Munich The stabilizer was severely bent. The A340 sustained damage near the APU and all 98 onboard persons were disembarked .
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Iran Air A310 EP-IBK collided with Mahan Air A340 EP-MMR when pushing back today morning at IKA. #Iran pic.twitter.com/FAlaJYaDds
— Aviation Iran (@aviationirancom) September 27, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2016 06:43 | harro | Added |
| 27-Sep-2016 06:45 | harro | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Sep-2016 16:54 | safety expert | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Feb-2025 11:54 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
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