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Boeing 737 Hit

GJHatcher — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 17:25:03 +0000

On December 22nd 2014, a Delta Airlines Boeing 737 was damaged by a large container used by DGS cleaning company. The impact tore a hole behind the wing.

The 737 was parked at gate B37 Terminal 4.

DGS (http://deltaglobalaviation.com) offers jobs for aircraft cleaners, skycaps, and ramp agents. I don’t see dumpster driving on their list….

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Air India Boeing Strikes Jet Blue

GJHatcher — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:33:38 +0000

At 6:15 near terminal floor an Air India Boeing had landed at Kennedy Airport and was en route to the gate when it struck a Jet blue Airbus with 140 passengers aboard. The plane was damaged in the tail but no passengers were injured. They were transferred to another flight.

There were no injuries on the Boeing either.

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Lufthansa and Egyptair Close Call

GJHatcher — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:26:23 +0000

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What: Lufthansa Airbus A340-600 en from New York to Munich

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What: Egyptair Boeing 777-300 en route from New York Cairo
Where: JFK’s runway 22R
When: Jun 20th 2011

Why: The Lufthansa Airbus was next and at high speed when ATC cancelled their clearance. Lufthansa subsequently rejected takeoff and slowed. Takeoff was delayed for about two hours, until after brakes were checked.

Simultaneously, the Egyptair Boeing was taxiing for departure and holding, but missed their turn and accidentally turned on to runway 22. The Egyptair flight vacated the runway as directed. The flight took off 75 minutes later.

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Comair jet struck by Air France Airbus on the ground.

GJHatcher — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:33:03 +0000

What: Air France Airbus 380 en route from NY to Paris
Where: JFK, NY
When: April 11, 2011
Who: Air France Airbus passengers; and Comair passengers;
Why: A Delta/Comair Bombardier CRJ-700 (N641CA) which had just flown in from Boston was struck in the tail by the left wing of an Airbus.

There were no injuries, but a lot of inconvenience, plus damage to both planes. (The Comair left horizontal stabilizer and the Airbus wingtip.) The Air France flight was cancelled because of the damage. Both flights were cancelled, although the Air France flight hadn’t gone anywhere. The Air France passengers had to disembark and retrieve their luggage as alternatives for reaching their destination were sorted out.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.

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Delta Galley Fire

GJHatcher — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:55:06 +0000

What: Delta Airlines Boeing 747-400 en route from New York to Tel Aviv
Where: New York
When: Dec 11th 2010
Who: 399 aboard
Why: After takeoff from JFK, the crew reported a fire in galley 2. While burning off fuel to land, the fire went out; but additional problems with fuel pumps were reported. The flight dumped fuel and landed an hour and a half after departure.

There was also a degree of interference with messaging between the plane and ATC caused by bleedover from a commercial station but not enough to cause problems.

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