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| Date: | Tuesday 27 August 2013 |
| Time: | 20:20 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-800 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cairns Airport, QLD (CNS/YBCS) |
| Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During the taxi to parking, the captain observed the lights of a security vehicle approaching the aircraft from the right. Realising the vehcile driver had not seen the aircraft, the captain immediately stopped the aircrafat. The security vehcile continued toward the aircraft, then came to an abrupt stop about 10 metres to the right of the aircraft's nose.
Sources:
ATSB AO-2013-135
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