B77L, Frankfurt Germany, 2022

B77L, Frankfurt Germany, 2022

Summary

On 4 September 2022, a Boeing 777F restarting its taxi out at Frankfurt after being obliged to stop part way round a turn to await a further clearance when changing from Apron Control to Tower used asymmetric thrust to break away when so cleared. This resulted in sufficient jet efflux to cause a number of unsecured freight containers to move and led to a minor injury to a ramp worker who fell trying to avoid being hit by one. Both the aircraft operator and the airport operator decided to strengthen their published thrust use procedures when taxiing on the Apron.

Description    

On 4 September 2022, a Boeing 777F (D-AALU) being operated by Aerologic on an international scheduled cargo flight from Frankfurt to New York JFK with an augmented crew was taxiing as cleared towards its departure runway in unrestricted night visibility when its jet blast caused several empty airfreight containers to move towards personnel loading another aircraft and one fell to the ground in an attempt to avoid it and sustained a minor injury. 

B77L Frankfurt 2022 containers

Two of the containers where they ended up. [Reproduced from the Official Report] 

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