Ryanair UK B738 at Palma Mallorca on Jul 4th 2025, engine overheating on engine start

Last Update: July 9, 2025 / 07:49:43 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 4, 2025

Classification
Accident

Airline
Ryanair UK

Flight number
RK-3446

Departure
Palma Mallorca, Spain

Destination
Manchester, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
G-RUKN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Ryanair UK Boeing 737-800, registration G-RUKN performing flight RK-3446 from Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) to Manchester,EN (UK) with 178 passengers and 6 crew, had completed boarding, doors were all closed, the slides armed, when a smoke detector triggered. Subsequently the wing escape doors were opened and the passengers evacuated onto the wings and down onto the tarmac, the main doors remained closed. Emergency services responded. 18 people received injuries like ankle sprains, 6 of them were taken to a hospital with serious injuries like a broken leg.

Some passengers reported they were told to evacuate by cabin crew. Other passengers reported there had been no instruction from the flight or cabin crew. The overwing doors opened and everyone fled over the wing.

The airline reported the indication was false. The passengers were disembarked via slides.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-DHA positioned to Palma Mallorca from Naples (Italy) the following morning and delivered the passengers to Manchester with a delay of about 8 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Palma Mallorca about 34 hours after the smoke detector activated.

On Jul 9th 2025 Spain's CIAIAC reported the aircraft was being pushed back from stand 8, the crew was starting the right hand engine (CFM56) up and received warnings, that the engine was overheating. The crew could not resolve the warnings, hence decided to evacuate the aircraft via the left hand doors. During the disembarkation at least three people on both sides of the aircraft received serious injuries. The aircraft did not receive material damage.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 4, 2025

Classification
Accident

Airline
Ryanair UK

Flight number
RK-3446

Departure
Palma Mallorca, Spain

Destination
Manchester, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
G-RUKN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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