Incident Overview
Date: Monday 26 December 2022
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-860 (WL)
Owner/operator: Ethiopian Airlines
Registration Number: ET-APL
Location: Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ/HCMM) –
ÿ Somalia
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 112
Component Affected: Left engine and inboard leading-edge devicesLeft engine and inboard leading-edge devices
Category: Accident
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET379 experienced a bird strike during takeoff from runway 05 at Mogadishu, resulting in damage to the left engine and inboard leading-edge devices. The flight crew aborted the takeoff and was towed back to the apron, where it was subsequently repaired and returned to Addis Ababa-Bole Airport.Ethiopian Airlines flight ET379 experienced a bird strike during takeoff from runway 05 at Mogadishu, resulting in damage to the left engine and inboard leading-edge devices. The flight crew aborted the takeoff and was towed back to the apron, where it was subsequently repaired and returned to Addis Ababa-Bole Airport.
Description
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.
Source of Information
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/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/Primary Cause
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