THY B738 at Birmingham on Oct 24th 2015, tail strike indication
Last Update: October 26, 2015 / 17:10:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 24, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-1970
Departure
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Destination
Istanbul, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
TC-JVG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 125 minutes while an examination did not find evidence of the tail skid assembly contacting the runway surface, then departed again, climbed to FL370 enroute and reached Istanbul with a total delay of 3:20 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 24, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-1970
Departure
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Destination
Istanbul, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
TC-JVG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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