THY B738 at Erzurum on Mar 11th 2023, engine pod strike
Last Update: March 11, 2023 / 21:55:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 11, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-7072
Departure
Ankara, Turkey
Destination
Erzurum, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
TC-JFH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
LTCE
The aircraft is still on the ground in Erzurum about 11 hours after landing.
The airline confirmed the aircraft suffered a engine pod strike while landing in strong cross winds.
Erzurum features runways 08L/R and 26L/R.
Metars:
LTCE 111320Z 20016G26KT 9999 BKN040 BKN080 07/M01 Q1017 NOSIG=
LTCE 111304Z 21014G26KT 180V250 9999 BKN040 BKN080 08/M00 Q1017 NOSIG=
LTCE 111250Z 21018KT 9999 BKN040 BKN080 07/M00 Q1017 NOSIG=
LTCE 111223Z 21016G27KT 180V240 9999 BKN040 BKN080 08/M01 Q1017 NOSIG=
LTCE 111220Z 21016KT 180V240 9999 BKN040 BKN080 09/M01 Q1017 NOSIG=
LTCE 111150Z 20019KT 180V240 9999 BKN040 BKN080 08/M01 Q1017 NOSIG=
LTCE 111120Z 21016KT 190V250 9999 BKN040 BKN080 08/M01 Q1016 NOSIG=
LTCE 111050Z 21016G27KT 180V240 9999 BKN040 BKN080 08/M02 Q1017 NOSIG=
LTCE 111020Z 20021KT 9999 SCT040 BKN080 09/M03 Q1017 NOSIG=
LTCE 110950Z 21019KT 9999 SCT040 BKN080 08/M02 Q1017 NOSIG=
LTCE 110920Z 20018KT 9999 SCT040 BKN080 08/M02 Q1017 NOSIG=
LTCE 110850Z 20020G30KT 9999 SCT040 BKN080 08/M02 Q1017 NOSIG=
LTCE 110820Z 19018G29KT 160V230 9999 SCT040 BKN080 09/M02 Q1018 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 11, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-7072
Departure
Ankara, Turkey
Destination
Erzurum, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
TC-JFH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
LTCE
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