Serious incident to an Airbus A320 operated by Easyjet on 26/03/2017 at Gatwick [Investigation led by AAIB / United Kingdom]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the United Kingdom authorities:

Before departure, aircraft rolled back on stand with external steps still connected to door L1.

Door and airframe damaged

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General information
Local date	26/03/2017
Responsible entity	United Kingdom - AAIB
State or area of occurrence	United Kingdom
Location	AD London Gatwick
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2017-0152

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	United Kingdom - easyJet UK Limited
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	G-EZTM
State of registry	United Kingdom
Last departure point	United Kingdom - EGKK (LGW) : London/Gatwick
Planned destination	Netherlands - EHAM (AMS) : Amsterdam/Schiphol
Flight phase	Standing
Serial number	4014
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.