Irregularities on the surface coating of a Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 reg. A7-ALL.
The 4.3 years old Airbus A350-900 suffered some irregularities on the surface coating. The aircraft (reg. A7-ALL, MSN 036) was supposed to be painted in FIFA World Cup 2022 livery at IAC Shannon.
Whilst undergoing a repaint at Shannon, Qatar Airways’ Airbus A350-900 aircraft was observed to have some irregularities on the surface coating.
The issue is superficial / cosmetic and only visible when the top coat of paint is stripped. It is not a structural composite issue.
The A350 will be ferried to TLS in the coming days for Airbus to inspect the issue and to be painted there.
This is the same aircraft that suffered a ground contact incident while parked at Velana Airport, Maldives. in 2018
Featured photo: Leah O’ Carroll