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Rio: Light Poles, Trees and Power Box Taken out by Plane Maintenance


Pictured: An Air Transat Airbus A310-308
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Contact photographer Peter Tsagaris

What: Canadian Air Transat Airbus A310-300
Where: Tom Jobim International Airport, Rio de Janeiro
When: Dec 13, 2009
Who: Maintenance
Why: During a maintenance check, the plane jumped “chocks,” crossed the tarmac, crashed into two light poles, trees and a power box next to Tom Jobim International Airport maintenance hangar.

Damage was limited to the leading edge slats of both wings, and engine nose cowls.

The plane was undergoing tests by the Tap Maintenance and Engineering.

Do you think it passed?
Is this like the infamous “operation was a success but the patient died?” At least there were no reported injuries.

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