Created Thursday, Aug 12th 2021 14:54Z, last updated Thursday, Aug 12th 2021 14:54Z
A United Boeing 787-10, registration N14011 performing flight
UA-85 from Tel Aviv (Israel) to Newark,NJ (USA), landed on Newark's runway 22R, slowed and vacated the runway via high speed turn off B4, but collided with a number of taxiway lights while vacating the runway and doing a hard right turn onto taxiway B (taxiway parallel to the runway). The aircraft continued taxi to the apron.
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT STRUCK MULTIPLE TAXI LIGHTS WHILE EXITING RUNWAY 22R AT NEWARK, NJ", rated the occurrence an incident stating the damage was unknown.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Newark about 18 hours after landing.
Communication with ATC revealed another aircraft reported damage to the taxiway lights, ATC advised the crew of
UA-85 therefore to check their right main gear, it appeared the aircraft struck the taxiway lights when they made a hard right turn from B4 onto B.
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