747 cargo plane still stuck at IGIA

NEW DELHI, June 8: The Boeing 747 aircraft whose nose had tipped up about two days ago while cargo was being offloaded from it, is still at ...

NEW DELHI, June 8: The Boeing 747 aircraft whose nose had tipped up about two days ago while cargo was being offloaded from it, is still at its original position and has not been moved.

According to airport officials, the plane is still occupying its bay. “The experts will come here tomorrow and investigate the reasons for the accident. They will also assess the damage to the plane and the cargo,” said an airport official.

However, the exact nature of the cargo which caused the accident is not known as Air India officials are tight-lipped about the incident.

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About a dozen people, including the crew of a cargo aircraft, loaders and ground support staff, had a narrow escape at the Cargo terminal of the Indira Gandhi International Airport early on June 6 when the nose of the plane went up in the air due to imbalance caused while offloading cargo.

The Boeing 747 aircraft belonged to Polar Air. The incident occurred at 2:30 a.m. The tail of the Polar Air cargo aircraft was badly damaged in the incident. According to airport sources, the accident took place during offloading. A number of containers got shifted toward the tail of the plane upsetting the balance of the aircraft and its nose went in the air.

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