Ryanair B738 at Dusseldorf on Dec 3rd 2018, bird takes out pitot tube

Last Update: December 4, 2018 / 18:49:11 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 3, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-8723

Destination
Bari, Italy

Aircraft Registration
EI-EVC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EVC performing flight FR-8723 from Dusseldorf Weeze (Germany) to Bari (Italy), was in the initial climb out of Weeze Airport's runway 27 when a bird impacted the left hand pitot tube resulting in disagreeing airspeeds. The crew stopped the climb at 6000 feet and diverted to Cologne (Germany), located about 57nm southeast of Weeze Airport. The aircraft landed safely on Cologne's runway 32R about 60 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-FZO reached Bari as flight FR-872 with a delay of 4:20 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 36 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
EI-EVC
Country of Registration
Ireland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
THE BOEING COMPANY
Aircraft Model / Type
BOEING 737-8AS
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 3, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-8723

Destination
Bari, Italy

Aircraft Registration
EI-EVC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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