On the morning of 28 December, a LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (registered SP-LVD) operated flights LO281-LO282 between Warsaw, Poland and London Heathrow, United Kingdom. During the turnaround at Heathrow, however, the right-hand split scimitar winglet was hit by a lorry.
Emergency services rushed towards stand 217 but could only establish the damage on both aircraft and lorry. The airline was forced to cancel the return flight to Warsaw.
Following images and video appeared on social media:
Not long ago but lorry has just taken a split scimitar off the LOT 737 MAX (SP-LVD) at Heathrow Airport, ouch!
Aircraft currently stand 217. #aviation #AvGeek pic.twitter.com/vLXOWiZRPW
— M Zulqarnain B (@MZulqarnainBut1) December 28, 2021
LOT 737 MAX (SP-LVD) hit by ground vehicle at London Heathrow Airport, causing damage to its wing. No injuries reported. Video by Kent_999s. https://t.co/tsMdZbnILu pic.twitter.com/3DHUUOcjnd
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) December 28, 2021
737 MAX SP-LVD trafiony, uszkodzony. pic.twitter.com/CpslQ9glp5
— maciej herman (@maciej_herman) December 28, 2021
