- Date
- January 4, 2010, 09:40 local (09:40 UTC)
- Place
- Hahn, Germany
- Injuries
- 5 minor, 148 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Prior to flight
- Aircraft
- EI-DAKBoeing 737
- Defining event
- Prior to flight: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 75242
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Fire/smoke (non-impact)All aircraft: 504 casesDefining event
Factual narrative
On January 4, 2010, at 0940 UTC, a Boeing 737-800, Irish registration EI-DAK, operated by Ryan Air, experienced fire and smoke in a ground power unit connector prior to takeoff at Hahn, Germany. The aircraft had minor damage and 5 of the 6 crew members reported minor injuries; however, none of the 147 passengers reported injuries. This incident is being investigated by the German BFU.
Aircraft
- Registration
- EI-DAK
- Reported as
- Boeing 737 (800)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Ryan Air
- Registered owner
- Ryan Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Departed
- Hahn
- Destination
- Tampere
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Hahn, Germany