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| Date: | Wednesday 13 August 2025 |
| Time: | 11:18 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Ryanair, opb Malta Air |
| Registration: | 9H-VVL |
| MSN: | 62364/8827 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2023 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM LEAP-1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 187 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport (MAD/LEMD) -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport (MAD/LEMD) |
| Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI/LEPA) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Ryanair flight FR3011, a Boeing 737 MAX 8-200, was hit by a large bird when it climbed through 4500 feet after takeoff from runway 36L of Madrid-Barajas Airport.
The bird hit the left side of the aircraft, and the crew, after checking the absence of anomalies decided to continue the flight to its destination.
The flight went normally and upon arrival at the airport the maintenance service was informed, verifying that the internal part of the flap of the leading edge of the left wing was broken and detached.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.transportes.gob.es/organos-colegiados/ciaiac/investigacion/2025/madrid/in-019-2025
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/9h-vvl#3bb65a16
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Aug-2025 18:26 | ASN | Added |
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