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| Date: | Wednesday 27 March 2024 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8AL (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Air India Express |
| Registration: | VT-TGG |
| MSN: | 39065/4884 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Kolkata-Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU/VECC) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Kolkata-Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU/VECC) |
| Chennai Airport (MAA/VOMM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air India Express flight IX1886, a Boeing 737-800 (VT-TGG) and IndiGo flight 6E6152, an Airbus A320-251N (VT-ISS) were involved in a ground contact incident while taxing for departure at Kolkata-Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU).
The right-hand winglet of the A320neo struck the left-hand winglet of the Boeing 737, shearing off the top part of the 737's winglet.
Both aircraft sustained damage and returned to the apron.
Sources:
https://www.goklerdeyiz.net/iki-ucak-yerde-carpisti-60/
https://twitter.com/shukla_tarun/status/1772919052551475215
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 August 2018 | VT-JFS | Jet Airways | 0 | Riyadh-King Khalid International Airport (RUH/OERK) |  |
min |
Location
Media:
Just heard :
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) March 27, 2024
- @IndiGo6E @Airbus A320 VT-ISS plane hits stationary @AirIndiaX @Boeing 737 VT-TGG during taxi in Kolkata today
- AI Express was readying to operate flight IX-1886 & was holding at the holding point alpha for Runway 19R
- @DGCAIndia investigating. Pics :
✈️ pic.twitter.com/gx05bf1zlr
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2024 15:36 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Added |
| 27-Mar-2024 15:43 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Mar-2024 15:44 | ASN | Updated [Time, Source, ] |
| 27-Mar-2024 15:45 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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