Xiamen B738 at Qingdao on Oct 4th 2019, stick shaker upon rotation due to insect
Last Update: October 10, 2019 / 22:18:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 4, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Xiamen Airlines
Flight number
MF-8395
Departure
Qingdao, China
Destination
Changsha, China
Aircraft Registration
B-5658
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A post flight inspection revealed the right hand pitot tube (dynamic port) had ingested an insect during the rotation, the pitot heating had burnt the insect to ashes which blocked the tube.
The crew reported this had been the longest minute of their lives, with their experience, good habits and crew resource management they were able to cross check the airspeeds and identify the right hand airspeed had become faulty.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 4, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Xiamen Airlines
Flight number
MF-8395
Departure
Qingdao, China
Destination
Changsha, China
Aircraft Registration
B-5658
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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