Garuda B738 enroute on Mar 7th 2026, radome damage

Last Update: March 9, 2026 / 05:18:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 7, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
GA-176

Aircraft Registration
PK-GFF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Garuda Boeing 737-800, registration PK-GFF performing flight GA-176 from Jakarta to Pekanbaru (Indonesia), departed Jakarta's runway 25R, climbed to FL340 enroute and landed on Pekanbaru's runway 36 completing a seemingly uneventful flight. A post flight inspection revealed damage to the radome however.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Pekanbaru about 43 hours after landing.

The airlinee reported the cause of the damage is still under investigation.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 7, 2026

Classification
Incident

Flight number
GA-176

Aircraft Registration
PK-GFF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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