Boeing 777-2Q8 N774AM

Summary

On 25 February 2008 at about 07:30 local time, a Boeing 777-2Q8 registered N774AM, operated by Aero Mexico, was involved in an incident near Mexico City, Mexico. 403 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 February 2008 at 07:30

Classification

Incident

Location

Mexico City, Mexico

Coordinates

19.4333, -99.0667

Aircraft

Boeing 777-2Q8

Registration

N774AM

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Aero Mexico

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Rio de Janeiro

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

DFW08WA090

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On February 25, 2008, at 0130 central standard time, a Boeing 777-200, N774AM, was damaged while taxiing from the new terminal 2 to runway 05R Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport, Mexico City D.F., in the Republic of Mexico. The passenger airplane, serial number 28689, is owned by International Lease Finance Corporation, Los Angeles, California and operated by Aeromexico of Mexico City, Mexico. THe flight was initiating an international scheduled passenger flight destined for Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. None of crew and passengers were injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight. The airplane was cleared from ground control to taxi to runway 05R using taxiway B3 and A1. According to a statement made by the pilot he indicated that he had doubt about sufficient ground clearance for the Boeing 777 using taxiway B3. The Captain turned on to taxiway B3 and was on the centerline when he felt a "hard strike" and stopped the airplane. The left wing had stuck a light pole. The flight was originating at the time of the mishap. The investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Government of the Republic of Mexico. Any further information may be obtained from: Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Trasportes Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (DGAC) Providencia 807, Cuarto Piso Colonia del Valle, Codigo Postal 03100 Mexico, D.F. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the DGAC of the Republic of Mexico.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.