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| Date: | Monday 24 August 1998 |
| Time: | 20:08 |
| Type: |  Airbus A300B4-605R |
| Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
| Registration: | N70073 |
| MSN: | 516 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 133 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While parking at stand H9 the crew noticed the guide lights were not on. After ground crew had reactivated the lights the captain would continue his parking. The crew were to stop their parking. It would turn out that the aircraft had struck a truck adjacent to the stand. This caused minor damage to the engine cowling.
Probable Cause:
The truck not properly clearing itself away from the aircraft after reactivating the lights.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f76940f0b613420005ef/dft_avsafety_pdf_500629.pdf
https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-a300-516.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2024 13:37 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 27-Sep-2024 13:38 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Accident report, ] |
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