China Eastern B773 at New York on Aug 12th 2019, dropped parts on takeoff roll
Last Update: August 13, 2019 / 21:19:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 12, 2019
Classification
Accident
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-588
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-2005
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
Part of a left hand spoiler panel and part of a wing panel was missing from the aircraft.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 12, 2019
Classification
Accident
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-588
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Shanghai Pudong, China
Aircraft Registration
B-2005
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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