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| Date: | Tuesday 16 August 2022 |
| Time: | 19:50 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8AS (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Ryanair |
| Registration: | EI-DCX |
| MSN: | 33569/1635 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Weeze Airport (NRN/EDLV) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Weeze Airport (NRN/EDLV) |
| Fez-Sais Airport (FEZ/GMFF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
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 | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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