ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277394
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| Date: | 12-APR-2022 |
| Time: | c. 04:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-211 |
| Owner/operator: | Air India |
| Registration: | VT-PPH |
| MSN: | 3498 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) |
| Guwahati-Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU/VEGT) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Air India flight AI889, an Airbus A321, was damaged by tow truck after the tow bar shear pin broke during pushback.
No injuries reported to the tug driver or ground staff.
Sources:
https://www.goklerdeyiz.net/yolcu-ucagi-ile-yer-araci-carpisti-2/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-pph#2b769531
Media:
New:
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) April 12, 2022
- An @AirIndiain Airbus A321 VT-PPH was damaged at @DelhiAirport today during push back.
- Plane was gearing for flight AI-889 when holding pin of the tow bar broke & tow tractor moved close to the aircraft nose.
- All safe otherwise. @DGCA_India looking into the episode. pic.twitter.com/lmcqd7umvF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2022 18:42 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Added |
| 14-Apr-2022 18:43 | harro | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage] |
| 14-Apr-2022 18:44 | harro | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
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