http://www.flightglobal.com/article...tal-firearm-discharge-damages-binter-atr.html
Here's another link. It's reported that the discharge was when the captain was stowing the weapon.
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Accidental firearm discharge damages Binter ATR
By
Rainer Uphoff
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Binter Canarias has temporarily grounded an
ATR 72 turboprop after an incident in Fuerteventura in which a firearm was accidentally discharged in the cockpit, holing the aircraft's fuselage.
While no official
Binter spokesman could be reached for comment, a source at the Spanish regional airline confirms the incident occurred during the boarding process of flight NT221 from Fuerteventura to Gran Canaria two days ago.
A customs official flying on duty, following the established security procedures, handed over his firearm to the captain during the normal passenger boarding process.
For reasons which are “still under investigation”, the arm was apparently discharged by the captain while he was storing the gun, which was loaded and unsecured.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the bullet, after perforating the
ATR cockpit, ricocheted from a nearby empty
TUIfly Boeing 737-800, although there was no damage to this aircraft and no injury to anyone on the ground.
After the incident, the
ATR service was cancelled and its 41 passengers were rebooked to other flights. Binter expects to repair and return the aircraft to normal service "very soon".
Source: flightglobal.com's sister premium news site
Air Transport Intelligence news
sorry, couldn't resist
