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| Date: | Thursday 16 April 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A350-941 |
| Owner/operator: | Cathay Pacific Airways |
| Registration: | B-LRE |
| MSN: | 039 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok Airport (VHHH) -
 Hong Kong
|
| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 contacted a parked Boeing 777-300ER (B-KPD) during towing at Hong Kong Airport. No passengers were on board at the time of the incident.
The A350 sustained damage to the right-hand winglet while the B777 sustained damage to the left-hand tip of the horizontal stabilizer.
Sources:
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/iki-ucak-yerde-carpisti-25/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/b-lre
Location
Media:
Hong Kong.- El día de hoy mientras era remolcado un A350 chocó con su ala derecha la cola de un B777. No habían personas en las aeronaves. Ambos aviones pertenecen a Cathay Pacific. (Fotos: Travel Radar/Michael Cheng). pic.twitter.com/YB7snmjGNj
— Conrado Aviación ✈ (@Conradoaviacion) April 16, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2020 18:43 | harro | Updated [Date, Embed code, ] |
| 19-Apr-2020 07:45 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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