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Qatar Airways Boeing plane’s wing broken electric pole, see photo

August 10, 2022
Bharat Times

Accidents with planes at airports are rare but not impossible. Despite all the precautions and safety measures, it is difficult to avoid accidents while handling heavy machines. In addition, accidents on the ground are more common with airplanes than in the air. In one such incident, a Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 777F aircraft came into contact with a light pole on its way to Chicago O-Hare Airport. The pole remained intact after the collision with the aircraft while the aircraft exploded and was seriously damaged. Significantly, the wing of the Boeing was damaged after colliding with the pole.

A picture of a Boeing 777F registered as A7-BFH with a torn wing is going viral on the internet. The photo of the plane hitting the pole was shared on Twitter. The image was shared on Twitter by a user named mzulqarnainb with the caption, “Ouch! A Qatar Airways Boeing 777-FDZ (A7-BFH) collided with a pole at Chicago airport.” It should be noted that the plane had arrived from Atlanta to Chicago O’Hare.

It was planned to leave once again and travel across the Atlantic to Maastricht (MST). However, somewhere in the middle there was a calculation error or communication error, and the plane collided with the pole. Now the wing-clipped aircraft could not make it to its next runway assignment. Over the weekend, it stayed on the ground on ORD.

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As reported by Simple Flying, Qatar Airways said in a statement, “Qatar Airways can confirm that a cargo plane, QR8141, was flying from Atlanta to Chicago, near a light post while taxiing into Chicago O’Hare. Came in contact and suffered some damage. Wing. The incident is currently under investigation, and we can confirm that no crew member was injured.”

After landing on runway 10C, the aircraft was clearly taxiing when the incident occurred. However, the exact cause of the collision is yet to be ascertained and will be ascertained only after the authorities arrive at the conclusion of the investigation.