Ryanair B738 at Alicante on Apr 8th 2018, tail scrape on departure

Last Update: April 9, 2018 / 13:18:31 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 8, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-2150

Aircraft Registration
EI-GDM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-GDM performing flight FR-2150 from Alicante,SP (Spain) to Birmingham,EN (UK), departed Alicante's runway 28 when the crew received indication the tail had contacted the runway surface and stopped the climb at 6000 feet. The aircraft returned to Alicante for a safe landing on runway 28 about 30 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registraton EI-EMC reached Birmingham with a delay of 2 hours.

The airline reported the aircraft suffered a tail scrape on departure. Post flight maintenance showed the tail skid assembly received minor damage. The passengers were provided with refreshments and later boarded a replacement aircraft.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 16 hours, then returned to service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 8, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-2150

Aircraft Registration
EI-GDM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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