THY B738 at Istanbul on Jan 26th 2017, tail scrape on departure

Last Update: January 27, 2017 / 12:26:32 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 26, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TK-350

Aircraft Registration
TC-JVM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

Airport ICAO Code
LTBA

A THY Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration TC-JVM performing flight TK-350 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Almaty (Kazakhstan), departed Istanbul's runway 05 when the crew received indication of a tail strike and stopped the climb at 5000 feet. The aircraft entered a hold, later a second hold at 6000 feet to burn off fuel and returned to Istanbul for a safe landing on runway 35L about 3:40 hours after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration TC-JYJ reached Almaty with a delay of 8 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 13 hours after landing back.

Metars:
LTBA 262120Z 36014KT 8000 -SHSN SCT015 BKN030 01/M05 Q1030 TEMPO TL2300 1600 SHSN BKN007 BKN025 RMK RWY17L 01014KT 340V040 RWY05 35015KT RWY23 02012KT 330V040
LTBA 262050Z 36015KT 8000 -SHSN SCT015 BKN030 01/M05 Q1030 TEMPO 1600 SHSN BKN007 BKN025 RMK RWY17L 01016KT 340V040 RWY05 35012KT RWY23 01014G24KT 340V040
LTBA 262020Z 36014KT 8000 -SHSN SCT015 BKN025 01/M05 Q1030 TEMPO 1600 SHSN BKN007 BKN025 RMK RWY17L 01014KT RWY05 35014KT 320V020 RWY23 01015KT
LTBA 261950Z 36016KT 8000 -SHSN SCT014 BKN025 00/M05 Q1030 TEMPO 1600 SHSN BKN007 RMK RWY17L 01015KT RWY05 35015KT RWY23 01015KT
LTBA 261920Z 36018KT 8000 -SHSN SCT012 BKN025 00/M04 Q1029 TEMPO FM2000 1600 SHSN BKN007 RMK RWY17L 01017KT RWY05 35015G25KT RWY23 01016KT
LTBA 261850Z 36020KT 8000 -SHSN SCT012 BKN025 00/M04 Q1029 TEMPO FM2000 1600 SHSN BKN007 RMK RWY17L 01014KT RWY05 35017KT RWY23 36017KT
LTBA 261820Z 36021KT 8000 -SHSN SCT014 BKN030 00/M04 Q1029 TEMPO FM2000 1600 SHSN BKN007 RMK RWY17L 01017KT RWY05 35015KT 320V020 RWY23 01018G30KT
LTBA 261750Z 36020KT 8000 -SHSN SCT014 BKN030 00/M03 Q1029 NOSIG RMK RWY17L 01019KT RWY05 35016KT RWY23 01017KT 340V040
LTBA 261720Z 36021KT 8000 -SHSN SCT012 BKN030 00/M03 Q1029 NOSIG RMK RWY17L 36017KT RWY05 34020KT RWY23 36018KT
LTBA 261650Z 35019KT 7000 -SHSN SCT012 BKN030 00/M02 Q1028 NOSIG RMK RWY17L 36016KT RWY05 34020KT RWY23 36014G24KT
LTBA 261620Z 36021KT 8000 -SHSN SCT012 BKN030 01/M02 Q1028 BECMG TL1800 4000 TEMPO FM1820 1200 SHSN BKN007 BKN025 RMK RWY17L 36017KT RWY05 34018KT RWY23 36016KT
LTBA 261550Z 36016KT 8000 -SHSN SCT012 BKN030 00/M02 Q1028 BECMG TL1800 4000 RMK RWY17L 01013KT RWY05 35014KT RWY23 01015G25KT
LTBA 261520Z 36013KT 6000 -SHSN SCT010 BKN025 00/M01 Q1028 NOSIG
LTBA 261510Z 35012KT 6000 -SHSN SCT010 BKN025 00/M01 Q1028 NOSIG RMK RWY17L 36012KT RWY05 34010KT RWY23 36011KT
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 26, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TK-350

Aircraft Registration
TC-JVM

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

Airport ICAO Code
LTBA

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