THY B738 at Istanbul on May 4th 2014, tail scrape on departure
Last Update: May 5, 2014 / 15:52:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-587
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Kano, Nigeria
Aircraft Registration
TC-JVC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
LTBA
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration TC-JHT reached Kano with a delay of 3 hours.
The occurrence aircraft resumed service about 4 hours after landing.
The airline described confirmed the tail of the aircraft contacted the runway surface, the aircraft suffered very minor damage to the tail skid assembly only.
Metars:
LTBA 041650Z 13007KT 100V160 9999 FEW025TCU SCT040 21/13 Q1003 NOSIG
LTBA 041620Z 11006KT 080V160 9999 FEW025TCU SCT040 22/13 Q1003 NOSIG
LTBA 041550Z 10005KT 070V160 9999 FEW025TCU SCT040 21/12 Q1003 NOSIG
LTBA 041520Z 10005KT 080V140 CAVOK 21/13 Q1003 NOSIG
LTBA 041450Z 12005KT 080V170 9999 FEW040 22/12 Q1003 NOSIG
LTBA 041420Z 13005G15KT 060V190 9999 FEW040 22/12 Q1004 NOSIG
LTBA 041350Z 13006KT 090V160 9999 FEW041 21/12 Q1004 NOSIG
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-587
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Kano, Nigeria
Aircraft Registration
TC-JVC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
LTBA
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