Europa B789 at Santo Domingo on Apr 7th 2024, foreign object debris penetrates fuselage on landing

Last Update: April 9, 2024 / 11:31:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 7, 2024

Classification
Accident

Airline
Air Europa

Flight number
UX-89

Departure
Madrid, Spain

Destination
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Aircraft Registration
EC-NBX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B789

An Air Europa Boeing 787-9, registration EC-NBX performing flight UX-89 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), landed on Santo Domingo's runway 17 and taxied to the apron.

The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight however due to a number of punctures of the fuselage received during landing.

According to preliminary information the runway asphalt surface partially collapsed on landing, debris of the runway surface impacted and penetrated the fuselage.

The airport reported operations at Santo Domingo's Las Americas Airport were temporarily suspended after the runway's asphalt layer lifted.

Related NOTAMs:
A0187/24 NOTAMR A0186/24
Q) MDCS/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A/000/999/1826N06940W005
A) MDSD B) 2404080325 C) 2404080430
E) RWY 17/35 CLSD

A0186/24 NOTAMN
Q) MDCS/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A/000/999/1826N06940W005
A) MDSD B) 2404080207 C) 2404080330
E) RWY 17/35 CLSD

A0185/24 NOTAMN
Q) MDCS/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A/000/999/1826N06940W005
A) MDSD B) 2404080110 C) 2404080200
E) RWY 17/35 CLSD

A0184/24 NOTAMN
Q) MDCS/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A/000/999/1826N06940W005
A) MDSD B) 2404080031 C) 2404080100
E) RWY 17/35 CLSD
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 7, 2024

Classification
Accident

Airline
Air Europa

Flight number
UX-89

Departure
Madrid, Spain

Destination
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Aircraft Registration
EC-NBX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B789

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