{"id":50504,"date":"2023-11-07T18:56:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T13:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=50504"},"modified":"2023-11-08T13:33:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T08:03:55","slug":"jetblue-a321-hit-by-tug-at-san-francisco-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/07\/jetblue-a321-hit-by-tug-at-san-francisco-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"JetBlue A321 Hit By Tug at San Francisco Airport, Flight Delayed by 11 Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>SAN FRANCISCO-<\/strong> A collision between a tug vehicle and <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=JetBlue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JetBlue (B6) Airways <\/a>Airbus A321 at <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=San+Francisco\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">San Francisco International Airport (SFO) <\/a>led to an 11-hour delay for the flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, there were no reported injuries, and all passengers were safely disembarked and provided with an alternative flight option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1080px-JetBlue_Airways_Airbus_A321neo_N2038J_taxiing_at_JFK_Airport-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"SAN FRANCISCO- A collision between a tug vehicle and JetBlue (B6) Airways Airbus A321 at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) led to an 11-hour delay for the flight.\" class=\"wp-image-37495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1080px-JetBlue_Airways_Airbus_A321neo_N2038J_taxiing_at_JFK_Airport-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1080px-JetBlue_Airways_Airbus_A321neo_N2038J_taxiing_at_JFK_Airport-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1080px-JetBlue_Airways_Airbus_A321neo_N2038J_taxiing_at_JFK_Airport-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1080px-JetBlue_Airways_Airbus_A321neo_N2038J_taxiing_at_JFK_Airport-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1080px-JetBlue_Airways_Airbus_A321neo_N2038J_taxiing_at_JFK_Airport-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1080px-JetBlue_Airways_Airbus_A321neo_N2038J_taxiing_at_JFK_Airport.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: By Adam Moreira (AEMoreira042281) &#8211; Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=87365424<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jetblue-a321-hit-by-tug\">JetBlue A321 Hit By Tug<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>JetBlue Flight 534, originally scheduled to depart for Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) at 1:40 PM local time, experienced the delay due to the damage sustained by the airline&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Airbus+A321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Airbus A321<\/a> in the incident. As a result, the flight eventually departed from SFO at 12:22 AM local time, as recorded by Flightradar24.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JetBlue has temporarily taken its A321 jet out of service for inspection, and the full extent of the damage to the aircraft is currently unknown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Flightradar24.com data, JetBlue substituted the damaged A321 with its Airbus A320 aircraft, registered as N638JB. There is a video posted by a traveler on X, formerly known as Twitter, that shows the damaged JetBlue aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not everyday your plane\u2708\ufe0f is delayed to Dubai \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddea because the Jet Blue \u2708\ufe0f across the tarmac gets hit by a service truck truck \ud83d\udefb \ud83e\udd2f. <br><br>I\u2019m glad that the Jet Blue plane had only just left the terminal. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/flying?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#flying<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sfo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sfo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/svin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#svin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6h5lb2DF4u\">pic.twitter.com\/6h5lb2DF4u<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Keith Koo &#8211; \u67ef\u51f1\u6fa4 (@techmaven_keith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/techmaven_keith\/status\/1721687637742714887?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From San Francisco International Airport (SFO), the New York-based airline operates nonstop flights to various destinations, including Boston (BOS), New York (JFK), Newark (EWR), Los Angeles (LAX), Hartford (BDL), Fort Lauderdale (FLL), and Cancun (CUN).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-156-1024x495.png\" alt=\"SAN FRANCISCO- A collision between a tug vehicle and JetBlue (B6) Airways Airbus A321 at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) led to an 11-hour delay for the flight.\" class=\"wp-image-49290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-156-1024x495.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-156-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-156-768x371.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-156-750x363.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-156-1140x551.png 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-156.png 1179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Credits to Its Creator on X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-similar-incident\">Similar Incident<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Month, the<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=JetBlue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;JetBlue Airways (B6)<\/a>&nbsp;Airbus A321 was stationary at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=New+York\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York JFK airport<\/a>&nbsp;in the United States, having recently landed from Bridgetown, Barbados, operating as flight B6662, when a major mishap occurred, causing the aircraft to tip backward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aircraft involved in the incident is<a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Airbus+A321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Airbus A321-200<\/a>, which has the registration&nbsp;<strong>N959JB<\/strong>. Further, it is a 7.9-year-old aircraft and is powered by two IAE Engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is suspected that a combination of unloading cargo from the front of the aircraft and an excess of passengers situated toward the rear may have led to the tail tipping reported&nbsp;<em>Aviation24.be<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of the Links shared on X Platform<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/xJonNYC\/status\/1716280630432985470?s=20\">https:\/\/x.com\/xJonNYC\/status\/1716280630432985470?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fl360aero\/status\/1716311219286557178?s=20\">https:\/\/x.com\/fl360aero\/status\/1716311219286557178?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. Further, follow us on social media for the latest updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/s\/aviationa2z\" rel=\"nofollow\">Telegram Group&nbsp;<\/a>for the Latest Aviation Updates. 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