THY B739 at Moscow on Jan 12th 2017, tail scrape on takeoff
Last Update: January 14, 2017 / 16:23:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 12, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-415
Departure
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia
Destination
Istanbul, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
TC-JYP
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
An examination of the aircraft revealed scratches on the tail bumper, which however had not been compressed out of the permitted range.
The aircraft was able to depart Vnukovo again after 2 hours on the ground and reached Istanbul with a delay of about 2.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 12, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-415
Departure
Moscow Vnukovo, Russia
Destination
Istanbul, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
TC-JYP
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
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