Qatar B772 at Atlanta and Frankfurt on Jul 28th 2024, unsecured pallet in cargo hold
Last Update: August 5, 2024 / 11:20:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 28, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-8146
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
A7-BFL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The aircraft was unable to continue its schedule and remained on the ground in Frankfurt for 6 days until Aug 3rd 2024, then positioned to Doha and is still on the ground in Doha about 48 hours after landing in Doha.
According to information The Aviation Herald received the unsecured (not locked into position) cargo pallet bumped around at the main cargo deck causing damage to the aircraft.
On Aug 5th 2024 Germany's BFU reported that they have been informed about the occurrence, which was not rated a serious incident or accident, therefore the BFU is not going to investigate the occurrence.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 28, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-8146
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Aircraft Registration
A7-BFL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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