Bird strike Incident Boeing 737-8AS (WL) EI-DCX,
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Date:Tuesday 16 August 2022
Time:17:50 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic B738 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-8AS (WL)
Owner/operator:Ryanair
Registration: EI-DCX
MSN: 33569/1635
Year of manufacture:2005
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Weeze Airport (NRN/EDLV) -   Germany
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Weeze Airport (NRN/EDLV)
Destination airport:Fez-Sais Airport (FEZ/GMFF)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ryanair flight FR7712, a Boeing 737-8AS, suffered a bird strike on departure from Weeze Airport (NRN), Germany.
The aircraft entered a holding pattern at about 5000 feet and safely landed back at NRN one hour after takeoff.

The aircraft was ferried to London-Standsted Airport about 26 hours after the incident.

Sources:

https://www.ksta.de/panorama/flug-abgebrochen-ryanair-boeing-dreht-zahllose-schleifen-ueber-nrw-39884318
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/fr7712#2d172323

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
23 January 2013 EI-DCX Ryanair 0 Genoa-Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA/LIMJ) unk
Loss of pressurization

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Aug-2022 09:56 harro Added
18-Aug-2022 09:57 harro Updated [Location, Narrative]
18-Aug-2022 09:58 harro Updated [Narrative]
19-Aug-2022 16:53 The2ndBaron Updated [Damage]

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