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| Date: | Friday 10 March 2017 |
| Time: | 18:55 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-990ER (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Airlines |
| Registration: | N493AS |
| MSN: | 41727/5738 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3548 hours |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Boston-Logan International Airport, MA (BOS/KBOS) |
| San Diego International Airport, CA (SAN/KSAN) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Alaska Airlines flight AS769 was cancelled after the Boeing 737-990ER knocked over a de-icing truck at Boston-Logan International Airport, MA, USA. One employee on the truck was injured.
At the time of the incident the aircraft was being de-icing on the platform next to the runway 14 threshold. The left hand wing tip contacted the de-icing truck's crane.
Sources:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/de-icing-truck-collides-alaska-airlines-aircraft-boston/story?id=46064288
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/as769#cb3822a
Location
Media:
Special Alaska Airlines plane collides with de-icing truck in Boston - https://t.co/0HoCVVvDDB https://t.co/LCoWAupvnK pic.twitter.com/3sDUl6pb7l
— Air Transport News (@AirTransportNew) 11 maart 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2017 08:55 | harro | Added |
| 12-Mar-2017 08:57 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Mar-2017 08:59 | harro | Updated [Time, Embed code, ] |
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