Alaska B739 at Portland on Jun 14th 2016, tail scrape on departure
Last Update: June 15, 2016 / 17:50:33 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 14, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-686
Departure
Portland, United States
Destination
Chicago, United States
Aircraft Registration
N431AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
The FAA reported the aircraft received minor damage when it scraped its tail on the runway during departure. The aircraft returned to Portland.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 5 hours, then departed again and reached Chicago with a delay of 5.5 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 14, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-686
Departure
Portland, United States
Destination
Chicago, United States
Aircraft Registration
N431AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
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