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| Date: | Thursday 17 December 1992 |
| Time: | 10:05 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-269B (M) |
| Owner/operator: | Kuwait Airways |
| Registration: | 9K-ADC |
| MSN: | 21543/359 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 355 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |
| Kuwait International Airport (KWI/OKKK) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Whilst carrying out preflight deicing of the aircraft, on stand L23, the deicing unit struck the left
outboard elevator and made a "V" shaped cut, about 8 inches long and 8 inches wide, in the fibreglass
skin.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422f210e5274a13140003b3/Boeing_747-269__9K-ADC_03-93.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/7939191 (Photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2025 11:21 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 15-Apr-2025 11:22 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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