Incident: THY B772 at Maastricht on Nov 7th 2026

A THY Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-200 freighter, registration TC-LJL performing freight flight TK-6040 from Maastricht (Netherlands) to Istanbul (Turkey), was climbing out of Maastricht's runway 21 when the crew reported they had the sound of an impact, some unknown object, during rotation. The aircraft stopped the climb at 5000 feet, the crew advised they were hearing unusual sounds. The aircraft returned to Maastricht for a safe landing on runway 21 about 25 minutes after departure.

Maastricht Airport reported the aircraft sustained a bird strike.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Maastricht about 22 hours after landing.