Heavy Winds Damage 2 Air India Planes at Delhi Airport
Delhi | Press Trust of India | Updated: July 18, 2015 22:26 IST
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New Delhi:
Two Air India aircraft, including a Boeing-787
Dreamliner, were grounded after their engines were hit by an aerobridge
and a container, both pushed by strong winds, at the IGI airport in New
Delhi.
Two planes of Air India - a Boeing 787 having registration number VT-ANV and Boeing 777 with registration number VT-ALK - at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here were damaged due to heavy winds at 12:15 hours today.
Engines of the aircraft have been damaged and both have been grounded, they said.
In the case of B-787 Dreamliner, its left hand engine was hit by jetty (aerobridge) and the nose cowl was damaged, while the thrust reverser of the Boeing-777's right hand was damaged after being hit by a container which hit it from behind, the sources said.
The Boeing-787 plane (VT-ANV) was parked at Bay 22 while the second one (B-777 VT-ALK) was at Bay 18.
At the time of the incident, wind speed went up to 48 knots whereas the forecast was of only about 20 knots, DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) sources said.
At 1109 hours, Delhi airport's AOCC (Airport Operation Control Centre) had put out a weather update saying that thunder storm with rain was likely from 1200 to 1500 hours with wind speed touching about 20 knots, they added.
Two planes of Air India - a Boeing 787 having registration number VT-ANV and Boeing 777 with registration number VT-ALK - at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here were damaged due to heavy winds at 12:15 hours today.
In the case of B-787 Dreamliner, its left hand engine was hit by jetty (aerobridge) and the nose cowl was damaged, while the thrust reverser of the Boeing-777's right hand was damaged after being hit by a container which hit it from behind, the sources said.
The Boeing-787 plane (VT-ANV) was parked at Bay 22 while the second one (B-777 VT-ALK) was at Bay 18.
At the time of the incident, wind speed went up to 48 knots whereas the forecast was of only about 20 knots, DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) sources said.
At 1109 hours, Delhi airport's AOCC (Airport Operation Control Centre) had put out a weather update saying that thunder storm with rain was likely from 1200 to 1500 hours with wind speed touching about 20 knots, they added.
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| Date: | 18-JUL-2015 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | Air India |
| Registration: | VT-ANV |
| C/n / msn: | 36293/311 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) -
 India
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
Two aircraft were damaged in stormy weather at Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), India.
A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (VT-ANV), parked at Bay 22, was hit by an aerobridge , damaging the nose cowl.
A Boeing 777 (VT-ALK), parked at Bay 18, suffered damage to the thrust reverser of the nr.2 engine when it was hit by a container.
The Metar weather report before and after the time of the occurrence (12:15 local time, 06:45Z) was:
VIDP 180830Z 10005KT 2100 HZ SCT030 FEW040CB OVC090 29/26 Q1000 TEMPO 09020KT 1500 TSRA
VIDP 180530Z 10004KT 2800 HZ SCT030 FEW040CB BKN100 33/26 Q1000 BECMG VIS 3000
Winds at 06:45Z were reported to have reached 48 knots, according to authorities. Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=177928 http://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/heavy-winds-damage-2-air-india-planes-at-delhi-airport-782857