FlyEgypt B738 at Hurghada on Mar 17th 2019, tail scrape on departure
Last Update: March 18, 2019 / 21:36:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 17, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
FlyEgypt
Flight number
FT-3043
Departure
Hurghada, Egypt
Destination
Graz, Austria
Aircraft Registration
SU-TMK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A passenger a loud bang from the back of the aircraft could be heard as the aircraft rotated for departure, the passenger immediately assumed a tail strike had occurred.
A post flight inspection revealed damage to the tail skid assembly.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration SU-TMI reached Graz with a delay of about 4 hours.
The tail skid assembly of the occurrence aircraft is being replaced. The aircraft is still on the ground in Hurghada about 41 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 17, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
FlyEgypt
Flight number
FT-3043
Departure
Hurghada, Egypt
Destination
Graz, Austria
Aircraft Registration
SU-TMK
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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