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| Date: | Friday 28 November 2025 |
| Time: | 23:01 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-4H6 (BDSF) |
| Owner/operator: | Mesk Air, opb Elitavia Malta |
| Registration: | 9H-MSK |
| MSN: | 27044/1041 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport (MJI/HLLM) -
 Libya
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Tripoli-Mitiga International Airport (MJI/HLLM) |
| Muscat International Airport (MCT/OOMS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mesk Air flight MA102, a Boeing 747-400F, encountered multiple birdstrikes on take off from MJI.
During cruise crew reported engine abnormal engine vibrations and consequently shut down engine number 2 and decided to divert to MLA.
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/maltaaviationoutlook/posts/pfbid0gxnTh18MS4VEfHpvuGq7pyZxunFf9kExcphLDsPQgx5or2p4LRFxHAFbgxTtB93Ql
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/9h-msk#3d4be3b5
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 June 1995 | 9M-MPH | Malaysia Airlines | 0 | Melbourne Int Airport, VIC |  |
min |
| 15 January 2001 | 9M-MPH | Malaysia Airlines | 0 | London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) |  |
min |
| Collision with Ground support equipment | ||||||
Location
Images:
Taken the following Afternoon (29th November 2025). Note the damage on Engine Number 2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2025 16:00 | rcassar | Added |
| 29-Nov-2025 16:02 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 30-Nov-2025 07:29 | rcassar | Updated [Photo, ] |
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