Boeing 737 EI-DWD

Summary

On 29 September 2009 at about 08:15 local time, a Boeing 737 registered EI-DWD, operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident near Birgi, Trapani, Sicily, Italy, Italy. 171 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 September 2009 at 08:15

Classification

Incident

Location

Birgi, Trapani, Sicily, Italy, Italy

Nearest airport

Trapani Birgi (LICT)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

EI-DWD

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Ryanair

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Trapani Birgi → Brussels

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

ENG10WA002

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On September 29, 2009 at 8:15 UTC, a Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration number EI-DWD encountered and struck a flock of birds during takeoff from runway 31L at Trapani Birgi Airport (LICT), Sicily, Italy. The engines ingested some birds causing damage to the fan blades of both engines. The crew performed an air turn back to Trapani Birgi Airport (LICT). An uneventful landing was performed and no injuries to any of the 6 crew and 165 passengers were reported. The accident is being investigated by the Italian Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo (ANSV). Further information pertaining to this event may be obtained from: Agenzia Nazionale per la Sicurezza del Volo Via A. Benigni, 53 00156 Rome Italy Tel.: 39 068 207 8219 / 39 068 207 8200 Fax: 39 068 273 672 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by the Government of Italy.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.