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| Date: | Thursday 26 January 2023 |
| Time: | 09:04 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-9GPER (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Lion Air |
| Registration: | PK-LFO |
| MSN: | 35716/2504 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 117 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Merauke-Mopah Airport, South Papua -
 Indonesia
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Merauke-Mopah Airport (MKQ/WAKK) |
| Jayapura-Sentani Airport (DJJ/WAJJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Lion Air flight JT797, a Boeing 737-9GPER, struck the departure gate as it was turning away from stand no.5 to taxi to the runway. The right hand winglet was damaged.
The aircraft subsequently taxied back to the apron.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://indoaviation.asia/tabrak-gerbang-penumpang-lion-air-batal-terbang/
Media:
Sayap kanan Pesawat Lion Air tujuan Sentani, Kabupaten Jayapura menabrak atap garbarata Bandara Mopah Merauke, Kamis (26/1/2023) pukul 09.10 WIT. pic.twitter.com/7DCTJmsxR7
— Asumsi (@asumsico) January 26, 2023
Pesawat Lion Air dengan nomor penerbangan JT 794 menabrak garbarata Bandara Mopah Merauke saat hendak lepas landas menuju Sentani, Jayapura, Papua.
— antaranews.com (@antaranews) January 26, 2023
Berita selengkapnya: https://t.co/HmCkP7m2gN pic.twitter.com/7W9laoQcyK
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2023 20:35 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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