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| Date: | Monday 20 June 1994 |
| Time: | 11:27 |
| Type: |  Boeing 757-208 |
| Owner/operator: | Icelandair Flugfélag Islands |
| Registration: | TF-FIH |
| MSN: | 24739/273 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 163 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| 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 |
The aircraft had landed on Runway 27L and was taxiing onto the Terminal 3, Stand J8, at London Heathrow Airport. There was no marshaller present and the commander, finding no Parallax Aircraft Parking Aid (PAPA) stop indicator for the Boeing 757, brought the aircraft to a stop about one inch too far forward to prevent the engine pylon from touching the jetty. The jetty sustained no damage.
BAA have stated that the marshallers always attend aircraft arrivals where there is no PAPA and that they were en route to the stand when the incident occurred. However, the aircraft arrived there before them, due to the close proximity of J8 to the turn off from Runway 27L.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f382ed915d1374000475/Boeing_757-208__TF-FIH_09-94.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6189278 (Photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2025 19:26 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 23-Mar-2025 19:27 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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