Created Monday, Mar 1st 2021 18:03Z, last updated Monday, Mar 1st 2021 18:03Z
A Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration 9V-SFO performing flight
SQ-7951 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA) to Brussels (Belgium), departed Dallas' runway 36R and completed a seemingly uneventful flight with a landing on Brussels' runway 25R, vacated the runway via high speed turn off A6 and taxied to the apron.
On Feb 27th 2021 The Aviation Herald received information that a post flight inspection revealed the right hand body gear door had been penetrated (however, there was no verifyable information to the cause of the damage available so far, first information suggests stones fell out of a truck used for current work in progress at Brussels airport crossing the runway and were thrown upwards by the aircraft wheels).
Neither in Dallas nor in Brussels is any runway or taxiway excursion visible according to ADS-B data transmitted by the aircraft.
There are no NOTAMs regarding taxiway A6 or relevant NOTAMs regarding runway 07L/25R.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Brussels about 24 hours after landing.
On Mar 1st 2021 Brussels Airport told The Aviation Herald, that an investigation is ongoing in coordination with DGTA, Singapore Airlines, Brussels' Airport's Safety Department and Dallas Ft. Worth Airport. With the findings made so far in Brussels there is no indication that the occurrence happened in Brussels.
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