El Al B738 at Tel Aviv on Sep 4th 2023, bird strike causes unreliable airspeed
Last Update: September 5, 2023 / 17:33:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 4, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
El Al
Flight number
LY-290
Departure
Venice, Italy
Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel
Aircraft Registration
4X-EKP
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The Aviation Herald received information that the left hand stick shaker continued to operate for the remainder of the flight. The airport declared emergency level 2, about 90 ambulances were thus called to the airport but did not need to intervene. The bird strike had separated the left alpha vane.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 4, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
El Al
Flight number
LY-290
Departure
Venice, Italy
Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel
Aircraft Registration
4X-EKP
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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