China Eastern B738 at Wenzhou on Sep 4th 2017, tail strike on landing
Last Update: September 22, 2017 / 20:55:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 4, 2017
Classification
Accident
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-2655
Departure
Chengdu, China
Destination
Wenzhou, China
Aircraft Registration
B-7031
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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
Cause
Tail strike on landing
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-2655
Departure
Chengdu, China
Destination
Wenzhou, China
Aircraft Registration
B-7031
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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