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| Date: | Tuesday 29 August 2023 |
| Time: | 20:35 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Sunwing Airlines |
| Registration: | C-GMXH |
| MSN: | 62874/7654 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM LEAP-1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 180 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Holguín-Frank Pais Airport (HOG/MUHG) -
 Cuba
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Holguín-Frank Pais Airport (HOG/MUHG) |
| Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, QC (YUL/CYUL) |
Sunwing flight WG645, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was taxiing for departure from at Holguín-Frank Pais Airport (HOG), Cuba, when the right main gear to sank through the asphalt surface of the turn pad.
Sources:
https://www.goklerdeyiz.net/yolcu-ucagi-pistten-cikti-58/
https://www.google.com.mx/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwj78rvx-YaBAxVKh-4BHTcrB0sQFnoECBUQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Foncubanews.com%2Fcuba%2Favion-de-sunwing-se-sale-de-la-pista-al-despegar-en-aeropuerto-de-holguin%2F&usg=AOvVaw2FwnchW_HtjlNfNt55LDZg&opi=89978449
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Media:
#Entérate Un Boeing 737-8 MAX de #Sunwing que cubría el vuelo WG645 a Montreal, se quedó atorado en el asfalto de la pista del Aeropuerto Frank País en Cuba. De acuerdo a reportes la aeronave rodó para alinearse con la pista, cuando esta se hundió, ya que rodó sobre una área que… pic.twitter.com/b0SgIHcnIr
— EnElAire (@Enel_Aire) August 31, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2023 09:51 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Added |
| 31-Aug-2023 09:51 | harro | Updated |
| 31-Aug-2023 13:13 | Bandit | Updated |
| 08-Sep-2023 06:37 | RJMiranda | Updated |
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