Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 22 September 2022
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-8HC (WL)
Owner/operator: SunExpress
Registration Number: TC-SOG
Location: Kln/Bonn-Konrad Adenauer Airport (CGN/EDDK) –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Fuselage skin below the right-hand forward passenger doorFuselage skin below the right-hand forward passenger door
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737-800 aircraft was damaged during a ground vehicle impact below the right-hand forward passenger door while ferried to Izmir. The incident occurred on December 10, 2022, and resumed service on December 21, 2022.A Boeing 737-800 aircraft was damaged during a ground vehicle impact below the right-hand forward passenger door while ferried to Izmir. The incident occurred on December 10, 2022, and resumed service on December 21, 2022.
Description
SunExpress flight 983, a Boeing 737-800, was damaged when a ground vehicle punctured the fuselage skin below the right-hand forward passenger door. The aircraft was ferried to Izmir on December 10 and resumed service on December 21, 2022.
Primary Cause
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