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| Date: | Sunday 28 April 2013 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-368ER |
| Owner/operator: | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
| Registration: | HZ-AK16 |
| MSN: | 41053/1061 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Engine model: | General Electric GE90-115B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) -
 Saudi Arabia
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) |
| Riyadh International Airport (RUH/OERY) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777-300ER, HZ-AK16, equipped with two General Electric GE90-115B engines had been pushed back from the gate and was in the process of starting the No. 2 engine when the engine unexpectedly accelerated to a high power setting. The aircraft moved forward and could not be stopped with the brakes before it hit a parked push back tractor severely damaging the lower No. 2 engine nose cowl.
Sources:
NTSB ENG13WA024
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 August 2015 | HZ-AK16 | Saudi Arabian Airlines | 0 | Jeddah Airport (JED) | |
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| Collision with other aircraft on apron | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2023 16:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 05-Aug-2023 19:19 | harro | Updated |
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