Etihad A332 enroute on Aug 1st 2016, dropped wing panel

Last Update: August 3, 2016 / 22:59:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 1, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Etihad Airways

Flight number
EY-27

Departure
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Destination
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
A6-EYN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

An Etihad Airbus A330-200, registration A6-EYN performing flight EY-27 from Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) to Edinburgh,SC (UK), completed a seemingly uneventful flight with a safe landing on Edinburgh's runway 24.

However, ground staff noticed a hole at the underside of the right hand wing near the leading edge, where a panel had fractured and partly separated from the airframe.

The aircraft remained on the ground for 18 hours, then departed for the return flight EY-28 and reached Abu Dhabi with a delay of 16 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 1, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Etihad Airways

Flight number
EY-27

Departure
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Destination
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
A6-EYN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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