Ground 'collision' at Heathrow 06/11
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Ground 'collision' at Heathrow 06/11
I understand a (moving) THY Turkish A340 hit a (stationary) American Airlines B777 at Heathrow this morning causing significant damage to the 777.
The A340 received only minor damage to its wing & departed back to Istanbul this evening
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The A340 received only minor damage to its wing & departed back to Istanbul this evening
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Significant damage to AA 777 7AM, elevator split in two, and wingtip removed. Nav light assy was embedded in the A340 winglet. Also possible structural damage to the aft spar of the horizontal stab. For some reason the AAIB aren't interested in investigating. Looks like the Turkish moved without ATC authorisation. Incident happened at the hold for the runway where the taxiway splits into 2 holding areas. BA are doing the repairs, going to cost Turkish a few pennies i think!
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Where did you hear that?
Turkish was told to continue past United when there was room to do so, and he was cautioned again as he started moving regarding wingtip clearance.
Turkish was told to continue past United when there was room to do so, and he was cautioned again as he started moving regarding wingtip clearance.
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heard this one
an american airlines pilot was asked once
how was the turkish delight
for which he replied
oh bit rough on the edge did not go down well with the bean counters
ps i know bit ott
an american airlines pilot was asked once
how was the turkish delight
for which he replied
oh bit rough on the edge did not go down well with the bean counters
ps i know bit ott
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If it's just winglet damage then that is entirely plausible. Remove the winglet, speed tape up the end of the wing and away you go!
Yeah and give it some twenty knots extra.
Yeah and give it some twenty knots extra.
