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| Date: | Friday 30 December 2016 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-243 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Transat |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Airbus A330-243 sustained damage to the left hand lower fuselage after a pushback tug became stuck.
Sources:
Twitter.
Location
Media:
Swissport airside vehicle got stuck under an @airtransat plane at @YVRairport last night. No pax on board. #Vancouver (📷@CTVVancouver) pic.twitter.com/cDFiRogqIH
— Tom Podolec CTV News (@TomPodolec) 30 december 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2016 10:04 | harro | Added |
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