ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351097
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| Date: | Monday 22 January 2024 |
| Time: | 05:30 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Owner/operator: | Jetstar Airways |
| Registration: | VH-VGJ |
| MSN: | 4460 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD/YSSY) -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The airplane was hit by a utility vehicle and was taken out of service. The no.2 engine nacelle was damaged.
Sources:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12990495/Ute-crashes-Jetstar-plane-Sydney-Airport-causing-major-disruptions-travellers.html
https://www.9news.com.au/videos/national/delays-after-ute-and-plane-collide-at-sydney-airport/clrolddw0000v0jmgkb20sz8j
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 January 2017 | VH-VGJ | Jetstar Airways | 0 | Williamtown Aerodrome, NSW | |
non |
| Ramp, ground handling | ||||||
Media:
𝗝𝗲𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝟯𝟮𝟬 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆
— A Fly Guy's Crew Lounge (@AFlyGuyTravels) January 22, 2024
Today, a Jetstar Airbus A320 was damaged when an airport security truck collided with its right engine while it was being towed empty.#JetstarAustralia #jetstar #sydneyairport #aviation pic.twitter.com/fQ7C8qodXI
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2024 07:15 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Jan-2024 07:35 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 22-Jan-2024 07:40 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2024 11:09 | nz_phlyer | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code] |
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