Jet Airways B739 at Mumbai on May 12th 2017, suspected tail scrape on departure
Last Update: May 12, 2017 / 19:56:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 12, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Jet Airways
Flight number
9W-70
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
Bangkok, Thailand
Aircraft Registration
VT-JBZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
Airport ICAO Code
VABB
A replacement Boeing 737-900 registration VT-JLH reached Bangkok with a delay of 6.5 hours.
A passenger reported they did not hear any unusual sounds during takeoff and became aware of the problem only when the crew announced they were returning to Mumbai due to a possible tail strike.
The airline reported the aircraft returned due to a suspected tailstrike.
Metars:
VABB 120400Z 26004KT 3500 HZ SCT020 32/26 Q1010 NOSIG=
VABB 120330Z 28004KT 3500 HZ SCT020 31/26 Q1010 NOSIG=
VABB 120300Z 22004KT 3500 HZ SCT020 31/26 Q1010 NOSIG=
VABB 120230Z 21004KT 3500 HZ FEW020 31/26 Q1010 NOSIG=
VABB 120200Z 29003KT 3500 HZ FEW020 30/26 Q1010 NOSIG=
VABB 120130Z 20004KT 3500 HZ SCT020 29/26 Q1009 NOSIG=
VABB 120100Z 20004KT 3000 HZ SCT020 29/26 Q1009 NOSIG=
VABB 120030Z 18004KT 4000 HZ SCT020 29/26 Q1009 NOSIG=
VABB 120000Z 13003KT 4000 HZ SCT020 29/26 Q1009 NOSIG=
VABB 112330Z 14004KT 5000 HZ SCT020 29/26 Q1008 NOSIG=
VABB 112300Z 00000KT 5000 HZ SCT020 29/26 Q1008 NOSIG=
VABB 112230Z 00000KT 5000 HZ SCT020 29/26 Q1008 NOSIG=
VABB 112200Z 33003KT 5000 HZ SCT020 29/26 Q1008 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 12, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Jet Airways
Flight number
9W-70
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
Bangkok, Thailand
Aircraft Registration
VT-JBZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
Airport ICAO Code
VABB
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