THY B739 at Istanbul on Jun 13th 2018, tail strike indication on departure

Last Update: June 13, 2018 / 20:19:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 13, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TK-541

Destination
Niamey, Niger

Aircraft Registration
TC-JYF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900

ICAO Type Designator
B739

A THY Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration TC-JYF performing flight TK-541 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Niamey (Niger), departed Istanbul's runway 35R, the crew however received a tail strike indication, stopped the climb at 7000 feet, burned off fuel and returned to Istanbul for a safe landing on runway 35R about 2:40 hours after departure.

The aircraft is being examined, a replacement aircraft is estimated to depart for Niamey however, is still on the ground about 2 hours after TC-JYF landed back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 13, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TK-541

Destination
Niamey, Niger

Aircraft Registration
TC-JYF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900

ICAO Type Designator
B739

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