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| Date: | Tuesday 20 August 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-368ER |
| Owner/operator: | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
| Registration: | HZ-AK43 |
| MSN: | 62763/1492 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Engine model: | General Electric GE90-115B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Riyadh-King Khalid International Airport (RUH/OERK) -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Boeing 777-3FGER (HZ-AK36) and a Boeing 777-368ER (HZ-AK43) were damaged in a ground contact incident on the apron at Riyadh-King Khalid International Airport (RUH).
During pushback of HZ-AK43, the underside of the tailcone tip contacted the the nose section of HZ-AK36, just below the right-hand windshield.
HZ-AK43 sustained a rupture in the skin of the tailcone tip while HZ-AK36 suffered a tear in the nose section.
Sources:
https://slaati.com/2024/08/21/p2539414.html
Location
Media:
https://t.co/69AUngX4b7شاهد: حادث تصادم بين طائرتين تابعتين للخطوط السعودية في مطار الرياض pic.twitter.com/VDcSoJvYkz
— صحيفة المرصد (@marsdnews24) August 21, 2024
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 21-Aug-2024 19:15 | ASN | Added |
| 21-Aug-2024 19:18 | ASN | Updated [Phase, Embed code, ] |
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