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.
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Re: Air Falcon Boeing 737 Arrives in Sharjah With Foreign Object Damage
With only one aircraft in it fleet how can they complete the cargo contract
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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.
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Punctured/ruptured leading edge of horizontal stabilizer.
Damaged Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) housing and access door.
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Re: Air Falcon Boeing 737 Arrives in Sharjah With Foreign Object Damage
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).
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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).
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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
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Re: Air Falcon Boeing 737 Arrives in Sharjah With Foreign Object Damage
AP-BNZ has completed thirty days (April 25 to May 25) on the ground.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnz
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https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnz
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AP-BNZ completing two months (April 25 to June 25) on the ground.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnz
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https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnz
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AP-BNZ completing three months (April 25 to July 25) on the ground.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnz
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https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnz
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AP-BNZ completes four months (April 25 to August 25) on the ground.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnz
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https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bnz
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