Ryanair B38M at Birmingham on Aug 23rd 2024, tail scrape on departure
Last Update: August 24, 2024 / 16:42:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 23, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-2136
Departure
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Destination
Paphos, Cyprus
Aircraft Registration
EI-IJA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX
ICAO Type Designator
B38M
Airport ICAO Code
EGBB
The aircraft remained on the ground in Paphos for about 2.5 hours, then departed for its next sector with a delay of about one hour.
The British Islands were battered by Storm Lilian at the time of departure.
Metars:
EGBB 231050Z 26010KT 230V290 9999 SCT040 17/08 Q1004=
EGBB 231020Z 27013KT 220V310 9999 BKN039 17/08 Q1004=
EGBB 230950Z 27014G27KT 240V310 9999 BKN035 16/08 Q1003=
EGBB 230920Z 28013KT 230V310 9999 BKN034 16/08 Q1003=
EGBB 230850Z 28011G21KT 240V310 9999 BKN033 16/08 Q1002=
EGBB 230820Z 27013G23KT 230V300 9999 BKN030 15/09 Q1001=
EGBB 230750Z 27013KT 240V300 9999 SCT027 14/09 Q1000=
EGBB 230720Z 27013G24KT 230V290 9999 SCT026 15/10 Q0999=
EGBB 230650Z 27013G23KT 9999 SCT025 15/10 Q0998=
EGBB 230620Z 27016G26KT 9999 BKN026 16/11 Q0997=
EGBB 230550Z 26016G30KT 220V290 9999 BKN014 17/12 Q0995=
EGBB 230520Z 23013KT 190V260 9999 BKN012 17/15 Q0993=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 23, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-2136
Departure
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Destination
Paphos, Cyprus
Aircraft Registration
EI-IJA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX
ICAO Type Designator
B38M
Airport ICAO Code
EGBB
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