Ethiopian B38M at Mogadishu on Mar 4th 2026, technical problem

Last Update: March 4, 2026 / 20:52:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 4, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
ET-377

Aircraft Registration
ET-BBC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration ET-BBC performing flight ET-377 from Mogadishu (Somalia) to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), was climbing out of Mogadishu's runway 05 when the aircraft stopped the climb at FL080 and entered a hold. The crew decided to return to Mogadishu for a safe landing on runway 05 about 75 minutes after departure.

Somalia's Media reported technical difficulties in connection with aircraft equipment.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Mogadishu about 6 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 4, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
ET-377

Aircraft Registration
ET-BBC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

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