Last Sunday (24/07), two planes from Delta Air Airlines being a Boeing 757-200 (N823DX) and a 737-800 (N3744F) ended up colliding on the ground at Miami International Airport (MIA).
Interestingly, the 757-200 involved in the incident was the last model to be produced by Boeing and so far has 43.996 flight hours and 18 years of operation. Before operating on Delta, the N823DX was delivered in 2005 to Shanghai Airlines, where it operated for 10 years before ing the US company's fleet. Boeing produced a total of 1050 757 family aircraft.
The incident occurred as the 757 was preparing to board engers, when the winglet of the 737-800 that was taxiing hit the rear of the 757.
View from the other side. Winglet of what looks the winglet of a 737 hit a tail of our 757. Off you zoom in you can see a what looks like a chink in the winglet. pic.twitter.com/CebEQzq4aa
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In a statement to affected customers, Delta apologized for the inconvenience and delays caused by the collision, as reported by Simple Flying Portal.
Check the full statement:
“We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience and delay in their travel plans following Delta Flight 2911's low speed with Flight 1654. All customers and crew disembarked safely. Maintenance teams are assessing the condition of the aircraft and customers have been re-accommodated in new aircraft for their destinations”.
Although collisions between aircraft occur every year with a low margin, it is noteworthy that the incident occurred with two aircraft from the same airline, even more so at one of the busiest airports in the United States.
With information: Simple flying
