What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 31, 2024, privacy data omitted privacy data omitted, serial number 3308, an Airbus A330-300, operating from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta international airport, Atlanta ga (atl) to sao paulo-guarulhos international airport, sao paulo brazil (gru), made winglet contact with the horizontal stabilizer of privacy data omitted g-vprd, serial number 319, an Airbus A350-1041, operating from atl to heathrow airport, london england (lhr) while taxiing for departure on runway 27R.
As privacy data omitted made a right turn from taxiway lima to taxiway lima charlie, the left winglet of privacy data omitted hit the right horizontal stabilizer of the privacy data omitted. Neither crew was aware of the collision when it happened and both flights continued to their destinations.
When privacy data omitted landed at london heathrow (lhr) airport, the damage to the right horizontal stabilizer was noticed and reported. privacy data omittedCmo and NTSB final determination is tbd. No fault is attributed to privacy data omitted.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 31, 2024, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SERIAL NUMBER 3308, AN AIRBUS A330-300, OPERATING FROM HARTSFIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ATLANTA GA (ATL) TO SAO PAULO-GUARULHOS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAO PAULO BRAZIL (GRU), MADE WINGLET CONTACT WITH THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ G-VPRD, SERIAL NUMBER 319, AN AIRBUS A350-1041, OPERATING FROM ATL TO HEATHROW AIRPORT, LONDON ENGLAND (LHR) WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 27R.
AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A RIGHT TURN FROM TAXIWAY LIMA TO TAXIWAY LIMA CHARLIE, THE LEFT WINGLET OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HIT THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. NEITHER CREW WAS AWARE OF THE COLLISION WHEN IT HAPPENED AND BOTH FLIGHTS CONTINUED TO THEIR DESTINATIONS.
WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT LONDON HEATHROW (LHR) AIRPORT, THE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS NOTICED AND REPORTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^CMO AND NTSB FINAL DETERMINATION IS TBD. NO FAULT IS ATTRIBUTED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
Other aircraft in the event · 1
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