Hi There
Since last Thursday, 10th, there is a MD83 laying at Faro apron victim of a somehow strange occurence...The plane is a MapJets/Aviajets "MadDog"; OE-IKB, and some engineers are at Faro working on it, and also trying to find what really happened...The plane, according to pilots and engineers staff, when cruising at FL330 btw DUB and FAO, suffered an impact wich caused 2 holes in the right wing, 2 big scratches on the right side fuselage too, and is also waiting until next week for some engine pieces coming from the States.
According some reports, at the impact time, the weather was SKC, and fortunately no injuries at all...only an MD AOG.
Both crew and maintenance staff seems to be very intriguing and curious on what really happened, and what really caused the misterious impact at such altitude..
Cheers from the Land of the Sun
