Ryanair B738 at Warsaw on Feb 7th 2017, tail scrape on departure

Last Update: February 8, 2017 / 17:19:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 7, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-4060

Destination
Malaga, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EI-ENB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-ENB performing flight FR-4060 from Warsaw Modlin (Poland) to Malaga,SP (Spain), departed Modlin Airport's runway 08 and was in the initial climb when the crew received indication of a possible tailstrike, levelled off at 6000 feet and entered a hold to burn off fuel. The aircraft returned to Modlin for a safe landing on runway 08 about 110 minutes after departure.

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

Destination
Malaga, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EI-ENB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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