THY B738 at Erzurum on Mar 11th 2023, engine pod strike

Last Update: March 11, 2023 / 21:55:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 11, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TK-7072

Destination
Erzurum, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
TC-JFH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

Airport ICAO Code
LTCE

A THY Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration TC-JFH performing flight TK-7072 from Ankara to Erzurum (Turkey), landed in Erzurum at 14:21L (11:21Z) but struck one of its engine pods onto the runway surface.

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

Flight number
TK-7072

Destination
Erzurum, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
TC-JFH

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

Airport ICAO Code
LTCE

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