China Eastern B738 at Wenzhou on Sep 4th 2017, tail strike on landing

Last Update: September 22, 2017 / 20:55:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 4, 2017

Classification
Accident

Flight number
MU-2655

Destination
Wenzhou, China

Aircraft Registration
B-7031

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration B-7031 performing flight MU-2655 from Chengdu to Wenzhou (China), struck its tail onto the runway while landing in Wenzhou at about 17:34L (09:34Z). There are no reports of injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage however.

No weather data are available for Wenzhou.

Wenzhou features a concrete runway 03/21 of 3200 meters/10500 feet length.

On Sep 22nd 2017 China's Civil Aviation Authority (CAAC) reported that a meeting with airline officials took place to discuss the results of the internal investigation into the occurrence and introduce safety improvements. The Wuhan department of the CAAC is going to perform a safety review of the operator and to improve supervision of the airline.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 4, 2017

Classification
Accident

Flight number
MU-2655

Destination
Wenzhou, China

Aircraft Registration
B-7031

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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