United B738 at San Jose on Jul 11th 2019, tail scrape on departure
Last Update: July 12, 2019 / 17:15:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 11, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-1079
Departure
San Jose, Costa Rica
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
N86534
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The tail skid assembly was found compressed into the red indication, the aft drain mast showed minor damage.
The aircraft is still on the ground in San Jose about 5 hours after landing back.
Metars:
MROC 111600Z 11006KT 060V140 CAVOK 28/17 A3003 NOSIG=
MROC 111500Z 12008KT 080V170 9999 FEW045 BKN200 27/18 A3003 NOSIG=
MROC 111400Z 11009KT 080V150 9999 FEW045 SCT200 26/18 A3000 NOSIG=
MROC 111300Z 13005KT 080V180 9999 FEW045 BKN200 24/18 A3002 NOSIG=
MROC 111200Z 05008KT CAVOK 22/17 A2998 NOSIG=
MROC 111100Z 02003KT 330V050 CAVOK 21/17 A2999 NOSIG=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 11, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-1079
Departure
San Jose, Costa Rica
Destination
Newark, United States
Aircraft Registration
N86534
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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