Ryanair B738 at Warsaw on Feb 7th 2017, tail scrape on departure
Last Update: February 8, 2017 / 17:19:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 7, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-4060
Departure
Warsaw Modlin, Poland
Destination
Malaga, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EI-ENB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-EVM reached Malaga with a delay of 5.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Modlin about 18.5 hours after landing back.
The airline reported the aircraft experienced a tail scrape on departure from Modlin, minor scratch marks were detected on the tail skid assembly. The occurrence was reported to the Irish Aviation Authority and Irish AAIU.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 7, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-4060
Departure
Warsaw Modlin, Poland
Destination
Malaga, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EI-ENB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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