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| Date: | Monday 26 December 2022 |
| Time: | 14:44 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-860 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration: | ET-APL |
| MSN: | 40965/4075 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 112 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ/HCMM) -
 Somalia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ/HCMM) |
| Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD/HAAB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET379, a Boeing 737-860, suffered a bird strike during takeoff from runway 05 at Mogadishu. The flight crew aborted the takeoff.
The aircraft taxied, or was towed, back to apron where it parked at 15:01 UTC.
It appeared a flock of birds had flown into the aircraft, damaging left engine and inboard leading-edge devices.
The aircraft was repaired and ferried back to Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD) on 3 January 2023 before resuming regular service the following day.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/et-apl#2ea78c05
https://twitter.com/GaroweOnline/status/1607417065975025669
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-boeing-737-registered-et-apl-operated-by-ethiopian-airlines-on-26-12-2022-at-mogadishu/
Media:
@Som_CAA would like to inform the public that Ethiopian Airlines, flight ET379, Mogadishu-Addis Ababa suffered bird strike while taking off from Aden Abdulle International Airport, which caused the pilot to abort the takeoff. All the 112 Passengers & crew on board are safe.
— Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) (@Som_CAA) December 26, 2022
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