Virgin Australia B738 at Apia on Apr 23rd 2016, pod strike on landing

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A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YIW performing flight VA-91 from Auckland (New Zealand) to Apia (Samoa) with 76 passengers and 6 crew, landed on Apia's runway 08 at 21:07L (08:07Z), the crew noticed a rather "firm" arrival with the...

A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YIW performing flight VA-91 from Auckland (New Zealand) to Apia (Samoa) with 76 passengers and 6 crew, landed on Apia's runway 08 at 21:07L (08:07Z), the crew noticed a rather "firm" arrival with the

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Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
VH-YIW
Country of Registration
Australia
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 23, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Virgin Australia

Flight number
FL-342

Departure
Not revealed

Destination
Not revealed

Aircraft Registration
N343434

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

Airport
Zurich International Airport

Airport ICAO Code
AFTZ

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