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| Date: | Thursday 4 March 2004 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-78J |
| Owner/operator: | Tarom |
| Registration: | YR-BGF |
| MSN: | 28440/795 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 69 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bucharest-Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP/LROP) |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Whilst attempting to park on stand the commander was unable to see the appropriate STOP mark reflected in the stand’s two mirrors. The aircraft over-ran the correct stopping point and top of the left engine cowling collided with the passenger jetty. Investigation revealed the mirrors were not positioned appropriately for this size of aircraft and that the aircraft should have been marshalled onto the stand. The commander’s view had also been blocked by a vehicle occupying an allocated parking position in front of the mirrors.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/542301bde5274a1317000b5d/YR-BGF_5-05.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/279074 (Photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 September 2008 | YR-BGF | Tarom | 0 | Barcelona Airport (BCN/LEBL) |  |
min |
| Collision with Ground support equipment | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2025 15:12 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 08-Mar-2025 15:13 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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