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| Date: | Wednesday 6 November 2024 |
| Time: | 02:20 |
| Type: |  Boeing 777-369ER |
| Owner/operator: | Kuwait Airways |
| Registration: | 9K-AOJ |
| MSN: | 62567/1491 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Engine model: | General Electric GE90-115B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport (DAC/VGHS) -
 Bangladesh
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Kuwait International Airport (KWI/OKBK) |
| Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport (DAC/VGHS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Kuwait Airways a Boeing 777-369ER, operting return flight KU283/4 from Kuwait to Dhaka, Bangladesh, was involved in a ground accident at Dhaka.
About fifty minutes after arrival, while parked at the gate,the boarding bridge moved downwards, ripping off the passenger door.
Reportedly only the crew was still on board.
Sources:
https://www.goklerdeyiz.net/yolcu-ucaginin-kapisi-koptu-2/
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/boarding-bridge-collapse-at-dhaka-airport-damages-plane-door
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 June 2019 | 9K-AOJ | Kuwait Airways | 0 | Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE/LFMN) |  |
min |
Location
Media:
A boarding bridge collapsed onto a #KuwaitAirways plane at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. At about 2:20 AM, the boarding bridge attached to aircraft #KU283 suddenly collapsed. At the time of the incident, only the pilot and cabin crew remained onboard. pic.twitter.com/4r3ePQMsaz
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) November 6, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2024 10:24 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Nov-2024 10:24 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2024 11:02 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 06-Nov-2024 11:26 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
| 06-Nov-2024 14:59 | ASN | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Nov-2024 15:02 | ASN | Updated [Time, Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Nov-2024 09:30 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Embed code, ] |
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