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INCIDENT Qatar Airways Boeing 777 Freighter struck with a lighting pole in Chicago

Sharad Ranabhat
Last updated: August 8, 2022, 09:35 UTC
Published: Monday, August 8, 2022, at 12:50 UTC
Category: Emergency
Author: Sharad Ranabhat
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A Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 777 Freighter struck a lighting pole while taxiing at Chicago-O’Hare International Airport.

The Boeing 777F, with registration A7-BFH, sustained a severe dent on its right-hand wing leading edge. The aircraft arrived as flight QR8141 from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

“Qatar Airways can confirm that a cargo aircraft, QR8141, operating from Atlanta to Chicago, came into touch with a light post while taxiing at Chicago O’Hare and received some wing damage,” Qatar Airways spokesperson said.

Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 777-200F (A7-BFH, built 2015) operating on flight #QR8141 from Atlanta sustained major wing damage when it hit a pole during taxi after landing runway 10C at Chicago-O'Hare (KORD), IL. @MZulqarnainBut1 pic.twitter.com/Erm4iSAO3T

— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) August 7, 2022

According to an airline representative, no crew members were injured in the incident and the incident is being investigated.

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