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JetBlue Airbus A321 gets damaged at San Francisco Airport during towing incident

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On 6 November, a JetBlue Airbus A321 (registered N947JB) got damaged during pushback procedure. The towing truck got stuck underneath the left engine of the aircraft. The incident happened at San Francisco airport and the Airbus was scheduled to operate domestic flight B6534 to Boston. 

Nobody got injured during the mishap, passengers were accommodated while JetBlue used a replacement aircraft, an Airbus A320 (registered N638JB) to operate the flight. That flight arrived at Boston Airport with a lengthy delay of ten hours.

JetBlue issued the following statement: “On Monday, November 6, JetBlue flight 534 was involved in an incident with a pushback tractor just after pushing back from the gate. All customers have deplaned and are being offered alternate flight options. No injuries were reported. Safety is JetBlue’s first priority; we are reviewing this incident, and the aircraft has been taken out of service for inspection.”

This post was published on 8 November 2023 11:24

Bart Noëth

Working for 25 years in the aviation industry, I changed my career and became a firefighter/EMT in 2021. I like to spend my free time with my two sons, girlfriend, family and friends. I love to travel, wine and dine and support my favourite football squad KV Mechelen. Once an Ironman 70.3 finisher and dreaming of completing a full distance.

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