Factual Information 2015:1.6 Aircraft Information/1.6.3/1.6.3.2
This page contains an extract from MH370/01/15 Factual Information which accompanied the (first) Interim Statement released by The Malaysian ICAO Annex 13 Safety Investigation Team for MH370 on 8th March 2015.
1.6.3.2 Major Repair
There was an entry in the Aircraft Log Book on 09 August 2012 that the aircraft right wing tip was damaged during taxi at Pudong, Shanghai Airport. During taxiing, the aircraft collided with a China Eastern Airlines A340-600, registered B-6050. The right wing tip of 9M-MRO ran into the left horizontal stabilizer of B-6050. Part of the aircraft wing tip was ruptured and stuck at the left elevator of the B-6050. Figures 1.6A and 1.6B show the damages inflicted.
Figure 1.6A - Right Wing Tip Damage
Figure 1.6B – Damaged Wing Tip
Boeing produced an Aircraft Survey Report reference WB175/W8134/LN404 on 15 August 2012 and the repair was carried out by Boeing Aircraft-On-Ground (AOG) Team at Pudong, Boeing Shanghai facility from 22 September to 03 October 2012. The Boeing repair scheme was approved under DCA Malaysia’s Statement of Compliance (SOC) Reference Number SC/2012/081 issued on 03 September 2012. At the time of the incident, the recorded airframe hours was at 46,975:43 and landing cycles at 6,585.
Source: Malaysian ICAO Annex 13 Safety Investigation Team for MH370, 8 March 2015, Factual Information MH370/01/15
The Factual Information was updated in 2018 by the Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 which added new content but did not include all of the previous data.