Accident to the Airbus A320 registered HS-TXB operated by Thai Smile Airways occured on 04/19/2017 at Bangkok [investigation led by AIB / Thaïland]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the local authorities:

Conveyer vehicle hits lower fuselage skin before boarding passenger

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General information
Local date	19/04/2017
Responsible entity	Thailand - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Thailand
Location	AD Bangkok
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Substantial
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2017-0217

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Thailand (Thai smile airways)
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	HS-TXB
State of registry	Thailand
Last departure point	Thailand - VTBS (BKK) : Suvarnabhumi Bangkok/Intl
Planned destination	Thailand - VTSC (NAW) : Narathiwat
Flight phase	Standing
Serial number	5248
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.