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| Date: | Tuesday 2 January 2024 |
| Time: | 08:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8Q8 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | US-Bangla Airlines |
| Registration: | S2-AJA |
| MSN: | 30039/701 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Sylhet-Osmani International Airport (ZYL/VGSY) -
 Bangladesh
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN/ZGGG) |
| Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport (DAC/VGHS) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIG-BD |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
US Bangla Airlines flight BS326, a Boeing 737-8Q8, diverted to Sylhet and landed safely at 02:07 UTC. After landing, as per the instruction of the air traffic controller, the pilot followed Taxiway A to the Bay-2 parking area. In Bay-1 (West of Bay-2), another Boeing 737 of US Bangla was parked. During taxing in, as aircraft turned left for its parking area Bay-2, the right winglet hit the right aft edge corner of the horizontal stabilizer of the parked Boeing S2-AJG.
Conclusions
1. The aircraft was airworthy and certified;
2. Both flight crew had valid License and fit for flying duties
3. The weather at the diversion airfield was uneventful;
4. Incorrect parking of the stationary aircraft (S2 AJG);
5. The marshaller's physical position at Bay-1 and the yellow line marked leading to Bay-1, were not visible from the control tower;
6. Both flight crew (PIC and FO) misjudged the lateral distance between their taxiing aircraft and the stationary aircraft parked at Bay-1;
7. The marshaller did not give timely and appropriate signal to either stop or signal the marshaller.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
AAIG
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 November 2005 | N734MA | Miami Air International | 0 | State College, Pennsylvania |  |
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| Tailstrike | ||||||
| 26 September 2018 | S2-AJA | US-Bangla Airlines | 0 | Chittagong-Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2024 16:02 | ASN | Added |
| 19-Mar-2024 16:03 | ASN | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jan-2025 17:50 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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