AIB - Report RL 2008:06e, B742 collision with tow vehicle, Stockholm Arlanda, 25 June 2007

AIB - Report RL 2008:06e, B742 collision with tow vehicle, Stockholm Arlanda, 25 June 2007

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AIB (Sweden)
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Accident Reports Ground Operations Human Factors

On 25 June 2007, a Boeing 747-200F being operated by Cathay Pacific on a scheduled cargo flight from Stockholm to Dubai had completed push back for departure in normal daylight visibility and the parking brakes had been set. The tow vehicle crew had disconnected the tow bar but before they and their vehicle had cleared the vicinity of the aircraft, it began to taxi and collided with the vehicle. The flight crew were unaware of this and continued taxiing for about 150 metres until the flight engineer noticed that the indications from one if the engines were abnormal and the aircraft was taxied back to the gate. The tow vehicle crew and the dispatcher had been able to run clear and were not injured physically injured although all three were identified as suffering minor injury (shock). The aircraft was “substantially damaged and the tow vehicle was “damaged.

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