Preliminary report on Etihad Airways Boeing 787 serious incident released

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     The Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) today (March 4) released Serious Incident Investigation Preliminary Report 1/2020 concerning a serious incident involving an Etihad Airlines Boeing 787 (registration mark A6-BLF) that deviated from its course while conducting an Instrument Landing System approach to Hong Kong International Airport on September 7, 2019.

     A spokesperson for the AAIA said that the preliminary report contains information relating to the serious incident at the time of issue, and should be regarded as tentative.

     "The AAIA investigation team is conducting detailed analysis of the data and information collected in order to determine the circumstances and causes of this occurrence in conjunction with identifying areas for further investigation or lines of inquiry to follow up," the spokesperson said.

     The full Serious Incident Investigation Preliminary Report 1/2020 is available for download from the AAIA webpage (www.thb.gov.hk/aaia/eng/investigation_reports/index.htm).

Ends/Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Issued at HKT 16:06

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