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| Date: | Thursday 27 July 2017 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-481F |
| Owner/operator: | Kalitta Air, opf Turkish Airlines |
| Registration: | N403KZ |
| MSN: | 34018/1378 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA) -
 Türkiye
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Boeing 747-481F , operated by Kalitta Air on behalf of Turkish Airlines, sustained a puncture in the lower forward fuselage while parked on the ground at Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport, Turkey.
The aircraft had arrived from Frankfurt, Germany at 11:13 UTC and parked at the southern cargo apron.
Between 14:40 and 15:30 a thunderstorm passed the airport with rain, hail and occasional strong wind gusts. During the storm, a cargo loading vehicle impacted and punctured the fuselage just to the right of the nose landing gear.
Sources:
1. http://www.airporthaber.com/ahl-haberleri/firtina-nedeniyle-ahlde-b747-loader-aracina-carpti.html
2. AtlasGlobal Ukraine A320 damaged by hail near Istanbul, July 27, 2017
3. Turkish Airlines A321 damaged by hail near Istanbul, July 27, 2017
4. Pegasus B737-800 damaged by hail near Istanbul, July 27, 2017
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 October 2020 | N403KZ | Kalitta Air | 0 | 75 nm west of Thompson, MB (CYTH) |  |
non |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Location
Media:
N403KZ kuyruk numaralı B747-400F tipi uçak Kalitta Air'den geçtiğimiz ay kiralanmıştı. https://t.co/1fhoLvWXq7 pic.twitter.com/laoydFpzDO
— AirportHaber (@AirportHaber) July 27, 2017
#AtatürkHavalimanı Dış Hatlar Terminali çatısından yağmur suyu terminal içerisine akarken, #THY businees kontuarı kullanılamaz hale geldi. pic.twitter.com/T9OpgiMUyr
— ARTI49 (@arti49com) 28 juillet 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 18:07 | harro | Added |
| 27-Jul-2017 18:08 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 27-Jul-2017 19:37 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 28-Jul-2017 09:48 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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