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| Date: | Monday 19 November 2018 |
| Time: | c. 03:58 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-313 |
| Owner/operator: | Aerolineas Argentinas |
| Registration: | LV-FPU |
| MSN: | 170 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5C4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 263 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SAEZ) -
 Argentina
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport (MAD/LEMD) |
| Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Airport, BA (EZE/SAEZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | JIAAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus A340-300 (LV-FPU) received winglet damage when it struck the boom of a water spraying fire engine in honor of a pilot retirement as it taxied after landing at Buenos Aires-Ezeiza Intl AP (SAEZ), Argentina on flight AR1133.
JIAAC Conclusions regarding factors related to the incident:
- The fire truck was located in the obstacle-free zone specified in RAAC 154.
- The fire truck, being with the discharging arm extended, could not be moved to avoid the impact.
- There is no standard procedure for carrying out "bows of honour".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.infobae.com/sociedad/2018/11/19/un-homenaje-a-un-piloto-de-aerolineas-argentinas-casi-provoca-un-accidente-en-el-aeropuerto-de-ezeiza/
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/toren-sirasinda-itfaiye-aracina-carpti/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 September 1997 | C-FYLD | Air Canada | 0 | Frankfurt-Am Main International Airport (FRA/EDDF) |  |
min |
| Landing gear issues | ||||||
Location
Images:
Source: Junta de Investigación de Accidentes de Aviación Civil
Source: Junta de Investigación de Accidentes de Aviación Civil
Media:
La celebración por la jubilación de un piloto terminó en un incidente en Ezeiza: un avión de Aerolíneas que llegaba desde Madrid pasó por debajo de un arco de agua que lanzaban dos autobombas y el ala izquierda impactó al camión de bomberos pic.twitter.com/X61bf28OcJ
— Luis AlejandroMedina (@lualemedina) November 19, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Nov-2018 19:50 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Added |
| 19-Nov-2018 19:55 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 02-Jan-2020 20:04 | harro | Updated [Date, Time, Total occupants, Embed code, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
| 02-Jan-2020 20:05 | harro | Updated [Photo, Accident report, ] |
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