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| Date: | Wednesday 25 March 2015 |
| Time: | 06:39 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8AS (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Ryanair |
| Registration: | EI-EGC |
| MSN: | 38492/3099 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Lamezia-Terme-S Eufemia Airport (SUF/LICA) -
 Italy
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Lamezia-Terme-S Eufemia Airport (SUF/LICA) |
| Roma-Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF) | |
| Investigating agency: | ANSV |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Boeing 737-8AS (WL) operated by Ryanair returned to land at Lamezia Terme Airport (SUF/LICA), Italy following a bird strike on takeoff.
Flight FR5000 took off from runway 10 at Lamezia Terme Airport (SUF) at 06:39 hours local time. The ANSV reported that the airplane struck birds. The aircraft climbed to an altitude of about 6300 feet and circled to the west of the Lamezia Terme Airport. A safe landing was carried out on runway 09 about 07:15 hours.
No one was injured and the aircraft sustained minor damage.
CAUSE
The serious incident was caused by a bird strike during the takeoff roll, which led to the separation of the “L alpha vane” from the transmitter, triggering multiple failures in the aircraft, which returned to the departure airport 38 minutes after takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.ansv.it/It/Detail_relazioni.asp?ID=1918
https://www.flightradar24.com//data/airplanes/ei-egc#5d60d34
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2015 21:08 | harro | Added |
| 30-Mar-2015 08:40 | Chieftain | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jul-2025 13:53 | ASN | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Category, ] |
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