An airport service vehicle has collided with a Jetstar Airbus A320 under tow at Sydney airport, causing damage to the aircraftโs number two engine nacelle.
The ground collision occurred earlier morning at around 5:30 AM, whilst the Jetstar Airbus was being towed to the terminal gate.
Ground collision at Sydney Airport
A Sydney Airport utility vehicle collided with the aircraft under tow, with the cab of the light utility becoming wedged underneath the starboard engine nacelle.
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Today, a Jetstar Airbus A320 was damaged when an airport security truck collided with its right engine while it was being towed empty.#JetstarAustralia #jetstar #sydneyairport #aviation pic.twitter.com/fQ7C8qodXI
According to the local news source Channel 9 News, the driver of the airport service vehicle was subsequently taken to Sydneyโs Prince of Wales Hospital suffering minor injuries as a result of the collision.
The Jetstar narrowbody Airbus was empty at the time of the incident, and was being positioned to the gate by a tow vehicle.
The aircraft was scheduled to operate as flight JQ760 from Sydney to Adelaide, South Australia later in the morning.
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The damage sustained by the aircraft rendered it unserviceable, and the airline was forced to cancel the flight as a result of the ground collision. Passengers were subsequently transferred to later flights to make the trip to Adelaide.
The aircraft involved in this morningโs incident is an Airbus A320-232 registered VH-VGJ; a 13.3-year-old narrowbody aircraft belonging to the Australian carrier Jetstar.
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