A near-accident occurred during a pre-delivery test flight of a Boeing 777 destined for Qatar Airways at a Texas facility, when the aircraft's wing came dangerously close to the ground. U.S. aviation authorities are investigating the incident, reported Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom). The crew was conducting acceptance checks; no injuries were reported.
U.S. aviation authorities are investigating a serious safety incident involving a Boeing 777 destined for Qatar Airways, after its wing nearly scraped the ground during a pre-delivery test flight in Texas, according to Ariel Kahana (Israel Hayom).
The incident occurred yesterday at an undisclosed Texas airfield. The test crew, performing acceptance checks ahead of the aircraft's handover to the Qatari carrier, maneuvered the plane in a manner that brought the wingtip perilously close to the runway — an event Kahana described as narrowly averting disaster.
Aviation safety regulators in the U.S. have launched a formal investigation into both the flight crew's actions and the circumstances of the near-roll. The incident has stirred significant attention in the U.S. aviation industry, Kahana reported, though no injuries or damage to the airframe have been documented. The aircraft remains grounded pending the probe's findings.
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