ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216754
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Date: | Friday 26 October 2018 |
Time: | 06:51 |
Type: | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
Owner/operator: | American Airlines |
Registration: | N324RN |
MSN: | 44454/7033 |
Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 172 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) |
Destination airport: | Miami International Airport, FL (MIA/KMIA) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A fuel truck hit the wing of an American Airlines 737 Max 8 at LaGuardia Airport Friday morning. The incident, which took place just before 7:00 am, damaged a winglet on the right side of the two-month -old Boeing 737 Max 8 as it sat parked at the gate. The aircraft was withdrawn from service for inspection and repairs. There were no injuries reported among the 172 passengers and six crew members.
A backup aircraft was brought in to complete the flight.
Sources:
Businessinsider.com
Registry.faa.gov
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Oct-2018 14:44 |
DynoDon |
Added |
27-Oct-2018 14:45 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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