Kenya B738 at Dubai on Mar 6th 2022, tail scrape on departure
Last Update: March 6, 2022 / 16:59:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 6, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Kenya Airways
Flight number
KQ-311
Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Nairobi, Kenya
Aircraft Registration
5Y-CYB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
OMDB
A postflight inspection revealed the aircraft's tail had made contact with the runway surface causing minor damage, which still permitted the aircraft to depart again.
The aircraft departed again about 3.5 hours after landing back and reached Nairobi with a delay of 3:45 hours.
Metars:
OMDB 060000Z VRB03KT CAVOK 24/12 Q1011 NOSIG=
OMDB 052300Z 24003KT 150V280 CAVOK 24/12 Q1011 NOSIG=
OMDB 052200Z 21002KT CAVOK 24/12 Q1011 NOSIG=
OMDB 052100Z 08003KT 030V110 CAVOK 25/11 Q1012 NOSIG=
OMDB 052000Z 10004KT CAVOK 25/12 Q1012 NOSIG=
OMDB 051900Z 11004KT CAVOK 25/14 Q1013 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 6, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Kenya Airways
Flight number
KQ-311
Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Nairobi, Kenya
Aircraft Registration
5Y-CYB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
OMDB
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