AAIB investigation to Boeing 777-200, AP-BGZ
Aircraft taxied prematurely and struck towbar, Birmingham Airport, 22 August 2019.
Summary:
Following pushback and engine start the aircraft began to taxi before ground crew and equipment had moved away. The aircraft struck the towbar, damaging it and the taxiway surface.
Bulletin correction
A correction concerning this report was published online on 11 June 2020 and repeated in the July 2020 Bulletin. The amended report and the individual correction can be downloaded below.
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