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| Date: | Saturday 14 January 2017 |
| Time: | 16:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8AS (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Ryanair |
| Registration: | EI-EBW |
| MSN: | 35010/2873 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 95 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | On descent to Manchester Airport -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport (STR/EDDS) |
| Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Whilst descending in to a high altitude jetstream, an associated rise in headwind caused the aircraft to overspeed. The commander disengaged the autopilot (AP) and used manual control inputs to stop the speed increasing, but in doing so applied a significant nose-up pitch input on the control column. The resulting manoeuvre caused two cabin crew members to fall, and one of them sustained a broken ankle.
The operator has issued additional guidance to its pilots regarding overspeed recognition and recovery.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ad6fc84ed915d32a65dbcd5/Boeing_737-8AS_EI-EBW_05-18.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 May 2018 | EI-EBW | Ryanair | 0 | Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) |  |
non |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2018 19:59 | Eugenio Grigorjev | Added |
| 26-Oct-2018 20:00 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Accident report, ] |
| 27-Oct-2018 06:48 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 18-May-2024 06:05 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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