FR1249 - Incident: Ryanair B38M near Faro on Dec 12th 2023
Created Tuesday, Dec 12th 2023 17:31Z, last updated Tuesday, Dec 12th 2023 17:31Z
A Ryanair Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration EI-HGR performing flight FR-1249 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Tenerife South,CI (Spain) with 164 people on board, was enroute at FL370 about 170nm westsouthwest of Faro (Portugal) when the crew decided to divert to Faro reporting a problem with one of the engines (Leap). The aircraft landed safely on Faro's runway 10 about 35 minutes after leaving FL370.
A replacement Boeing 737-8 MAX registration EI-HES reached Tenerife with a delay of about 2.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Faro about 8 hours after landing.
Source: The Aviation Herald