Created Tuesday, Sep 5th 2023 17:33Z, last updated Tuesday, Sep 5th 2023 17:33Z
An El Al Boeing 737-800, registration 4X-EKP performing flight
LY-290 from Venice (Italy) to Tel Aviv (Israel), was on final approach to Tel Aviv's runway 21 when a bird impacted the aircraft, the captain's airspeed subsequently went all over the scale, the left hand stick shaker activated. The captain transferred control to the first officer, whose instruments were indicating normally and were in agreement with the stand by instruments, the crew initiated a go around from about 2000 feet MSL, climbed to 7000 feet while the crew was working the related checklists, then positioned for an approach to runway 30, where the aircraft landed safely about 20 minutes after the go around.
The Aviation Herald received information that the left hand stick shaker continued to operate for the remainder of the flight. The airport declared emergency level 2, about 90 ambulances were thus called to the airport but did not need to intervene. The bird strike had separated the left alpha vane.
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