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| Date: | Wednesday 28 May 2025 |
| Time: | 14:54 BST |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
| Registration: | HZ-ARF |
| MSN: | 41549/547 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner of Saudi Arabian Airlines, HZ-ARF, was parked at the gate at London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) when a catering struck the rear fuselage.
The aircraft had landed after a flight from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and all passengers had reportedly disembarked at the time if the incident. The return leg, flight SV106 to Jeddah, was cancelled due to damage sustained to the airframe.
Sources:
1. https://www.planespotters.net/airframe/boeing-787-9-hz-arf-saudi-arabian-airlines/ellzm6
2. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/lorry-crashes-into-plane-at-heathrow-airport-causing-long-delays/ar-AA1FPneK
3. https://www.airportia.com/flights/sv106/london/jeddah/?day=2025-05-28
4. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lorry-smashes-plane-heathrow-tarmac-35314002
5. https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/lorry-crashes-plane-heathrow-airport-31761009
6. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/sv106/
Location
Images:
photo: David Walton, October 2025 at LHR
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2025 17:15 | FlyWolf | Added |
| 01-Jun-2025 07:52 | ASN | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jul-2025 09:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Oct-2025 17:26 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Oct-2025 17:28 | ASN | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 07-Oct-2025 19:03 | ASN | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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