Incident Airbus A330-302 B-18312,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179163
 
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Date:Thursday 27 August 2015
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A333 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A330-302
Owner/operator:China Airlines
Registration: B-18312
MSN: 769
Year of manufacture:2006
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) -   Vietnam
Phase: Standing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS)
Destination airport:Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
An Airbus A330-302 operated by China Airlines sustained damage to the underside of the rear fuselage while parked at the gate at Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Vietnam.
The aircraft operated on a scheduled round trip from Taipei, Taiwan as flight CI781/2. The aircraft was parked at the gate when a belt-loader impacted the underside of the rear fuselage, causing an abrasion to the aircraft skin.
The flight to Taipei was cancelled.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20151016083455/http://www.thanhnien.com.vn:80/chinh-tri-xa-hoi/chum-anh-can-canh-may-bay-bi-xe-dung-o-tan-son-nhat-602257.htmlutm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Revision history:

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