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| Date: | Sunday 21 March 2004 |
| Time: | 20:52 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-86J (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Air Berlin |
| Registration: | D-ABAU |
| MSN: | 29121/239 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 170 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Hannover Airport (HAJ/EDDV) -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | London-Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS) |
| Hannover Airport (HAJ/EDDV) | |
| Investigating agency: | BFU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During landing, the aircraft made a hard touchdown with both main landing gears and briefly lifted off again. It rolled to the left and, during the second touchdown, the left engine touched the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
BFU 5X003-0/04
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Sep-2024 07:43 | ASN | Added |
| 01-Mar-2025 10:12 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 09-Jul-2025 18:54 | Justanormalperson | Updated |
| 09-Jul-2025 18:55 | Justanormalperson | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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