Ryanair B738 at Bucharest on Feb 9th 2018, suspected tail strike

Last Update: February 10, 2018 / 11:16:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 9, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-7347

Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania

Destination
Dublin, Ireland

Aircraft Registration
EI-EBA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EBA performing flight FR-7347 from Bucharest Otopeni (Romania) to Dublin (Ireland), departed Bucharest's runway 08L when the crew declared PAN advising they needed to return to Bucharest, first they needed to sort some things out. The crew later advised they suspected they had either suffered a tail strike or hit the runway end lights and requested a runway inspection. They needed to burn off fuel for the return. The aircraft entered a hold. Air Traffic Control subsequently advised that a runway inspection had not found any damage, not to the runway surface, not to the runway lights nor in a search beyond the runway end. After the aircraft had burned off sufficent fuel, the aircraft landed safely on Otopeni's runway 26L about 55 minutes after departure.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about one hour for maintenance checks and refueling, then departed again and reached Dublin with a delay of 2.5 hours.

Passengers reported they were not given any informatin at all.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
EI-EBA
Country of Registration
Ireland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 9, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-7347

Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania

Destination
Dublin, Ireland

Aircraft Registration
EI-EBA

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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