jcjeant
19th Aug 2011, 18:55
Hi,
Incident: THY B738 at Mogadishu on Aug 19th 2011, wing damage on landing (http://www.avherald.com/h?article=4418af32&opt=0)
A THY Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration TC-JFL performing flight TK-3986 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Mogadishu (Somalia), was landing in Somalia when the crew noticed a dog on the runway and steered the airplane to the right edge of the runway to avoid the dog, however, a wing struck vegetation near the runway and received multiple dents to the leading edge of the wing about 2-3 meters from the wing tip as well as damage to the wing tip/winglet. The aircraft slowed without further incident and taxied to the apron.
The airplane, which was carrying Turkey's Prime Minister, was taken out of service. A replacement Airbus A340-300 registration TC-JII has been dispatched to Mogadishu as flight TK-399http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/127789B738moga01.jpg
http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/986820B738moga04.jpg
Incident: THY B738 at Mogadishu on Aug 19th 2011, wing damage on landing (http://www.avherald.com/h?article=4418af32&opt=0)
A THY Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration TC-JFL performing flight TK-3986 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Mogadishu (Somalia), was landing in Somalia when the crew noticed a dog on the runway and steered the airplane to the right edge of the runway to avoid the dog, however, a wing struck vegetation near the runway and received multiple dents to the leading edge of the wing about 2-3 meters from the wing tip as well as damage to the wing tip/winglet. The aircraft slowed without further incident and taxied to the apron.
The airplane, which was carrying Turkey's Prime Minister, was taken out of service. A replacement Airbus A340-300 registration TC-JII has been dispatched to Mogadishu as flight TK-399http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/127789B738moga01.jpg
http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/986820B738moga04.jpg