Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered EC-LVQ operated by Iberia Express on 27/09/2017 at Dublin [Investigation led by AAIU / Ireland]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of ireland :

Tug Contacted Engine Cowling During Pushback.

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General information
Local date	27/09/2017
Responsible entity	Ireland - AAIU
State or area of occurrence	Ireland
Location	AD Dublin
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Minor
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2017-0664

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Spain - Compañia Operadora De Corto y Medio Radio Iberia Express, S.A.U.
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	EC-LVQ
State of registry	Spain
Last departure point	Ireland - EIDW (DUB) : Dublin
Planned destination	Spain - LEMD (MAD) : Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez
Flight phase	Standing
Serial number	5590
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.