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| Date: | Tuesday 1 September 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-223 |
| Owner/operator: | French Air Force |
| Registration: | F-RARF |
| MSN: | 240 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW4168A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Beirut International Airport (BEY) -
 Lebanon
|
| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The French Presidential Airbus A330 suffered damage to the left-hand winglet when it struck the wall of a hangar during towing. The wingtip of the A330 has punctured a hole in a hangar after the incident.
The A332 arrived in Beirut on Monday under the callsign “COTAM 001” which is the ATC designation for any aircraft the President is flying onboard.
Sources:
https://www.aerospcworld.com/2020/09/french-presidential-a330-suffered-wing-strike-in-Beirut.html
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/fransa-baskanlik-ucagi-hangara-carpti/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2020 14:41 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Added |
| 02-Sep-2020 16:04 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Sep-2020 10:49 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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