ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199998
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 September 2017 |
| Time: | 18:26 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-216 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Iberia Express |
| Registration: | EC-LVQ |
| MSN: | 5590 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 185 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) -
 Ireland
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| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) |
| Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Iberia Express flight 3791, an Airbus A320-216, sustained damage to the no.2 engine air inlet cowl after contacting a tow truck at Dublin Airport, Ireland.
Having obtained Air Traffic Control approval "to push and start to Tug Release Point November [TRP ‘N’]", Airbus A320 EC-LVQ was pushed off parking Stand 318R, in preparation for departure to Madrid Barajas Airport (LEMD), Spain.
The manoeuvre involved an initial pushback, followed by a pull forward onto Apron Taxiway 5, to TRP ‘N’. Following the initial pushback, and in order to bring the aircraft onto the taxiway, the tractor pulled the aircraft forward through the taxiway centreline to the south east of the line, prior to turning right to align the aircraft with the taxiway.
During the pull forward the flight crew obtained clearance from the headset operator to start the starboard engine.
As the tractor turned right to align the aircraft onto the taxiway, the aircraft nose began to overtake the tractor. The headset operator immediately instructed the Flight Crew to shut down the starboard engine. Although the tractor driver attempted to stop the tractor, it was pulled and rotated as the aircraft continued to move forward. The aircraft then turned slightly to the right as it remained attached to the tractor via the towbar and came to rest with the tractor wedged against the right hand side of the starboard engine cowling.
Probable Cause:
Failure of the towbar shear-pin during a pull forward manoeuvre.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ib3791#f04dcda
Images:
Photo: AAIU
Graphic: AAIU
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2017 18:28 | harro | Added |
| 27-Sep-2017 19:12 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2018 06:23 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Phase, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 13-Jun-2018 06:24 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Photo, ] |
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