Air Falcon Boeing 737 Arrives in Sharjah With Foreign Object Damage

[Abbas Ali]

On April 25, Air Falcon Boeing 737-300 freighter registered in Pakistan as AP-BNZ arrived in Sharjah with foreign object damage (FOD) experienced by aircraft's tail and horizontal stabilizer on port side.


Punctured lower surface of horizontal stabilizer.


Punctured/ruptured leading edge of horizontal stabilizer.


Punctured/ruptured leading edge of horizontal stabilizer.


Damaged tail section.


Damaged Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) access door.

The aircraft arrived in Sharjah as flight FPK316 from Hargeisa Airport - Somaliland/Somalia.


Source: flightradar24.com

The aircraft is grounded in Sharjah for inspections and repairs.

Boeing 737-300 registration AP-BNZ built in 1996 was delivered to Pakistan-based Air Falcon (https://airfalcon.com.pk/) in May 2020.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Information on The Aviation Herald.

http://avherald.com/h?article=4e68c7c4

Abbas

[inducedrag]

With only one aircraft in it fleet how can they complete the cargo contract

[Abbas Ali]

More photos of damaged Air Falcon Boeing 737-300 freighter (registration AP-BNZ) taken after aircraft's landing at Sharjah Airport.


Punctured/ruptured leading edge of horizontal stabilizer.


Damaged Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) housing and access door.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Update on The Aviation Herald.

http://avherald.com/h?article=4e68c7c4&opt=0

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Update on The Aviation Herald.

http://avherald.com/h?article=4e68c7c4& ... 0430184830

The aircraft arrived in Sharjah (UAE) from Bosaso Bender Qassim International Airport (Puntland/Somalia) with Foreign Object Damage (FOD).

Abbas

[pk363]

Smells fishy, un declared cargo and undeclared destinations. New airline with old aircraft and most probably the ex PIA or Shaheen crew in the cockpit, everything is possible

[Abbas Ali]

AP-BNZ has completed thirty days (April 25 to May 25) on the ground.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnz

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

AP-BNZ completing two months (April 25 to June 25) on the ground.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnz

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

AP-BNZ completing three months (April 25 to July 25) on the ground.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnz

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

AP-BNZ completes four months (April 25 to August 25) on the ground.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnz

Abbas