A Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Boeing 777-200ER with 244 passengers on board suffered a tailscrape taking off from runway 16 at Zurich airport in Switzerland on 28 July, bound for Kuala Lumpur. The crew decided to return to Zurich, and landed safely 40min later on runway 14 after dumping 71.4t of fuel, says the airport. The aircraft, registered 9M-MRJ, is expected to be grounded until around 11 August, says Malaysia Airlines area manager Kelvin Ooi. Boeing has completed a damage assessment and a maintenance team from the manufacturer was expected to arrive in Zurich on 7 or 8 August. Swiss accident investigation agency BFU is looking into the incident.
Source: Flight International
