Sunwing B738 at Toronto on Feb 1st 2025, tail scrape on departure
Last Update: February 24, 2025 / 20:14:57 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 1, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Sunwing Airlines
Flight number
WG-720
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Aircraft Registration
OK-TSR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The Canadian TSB reported the crew carried out an overweight landing. Maintenance found minor scraping to the tail skid assembly that remained within limits. An overweight landing inspection was done and the aircraft returned to service.
The aircraft departed again after about 3 hours on the ground and reached Montego Bay with a delay of about 3.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 1, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
Sunwing Airlines
Flight number
WG-720
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Aircraft Registration
OK-TSR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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