On August 3, an Air Algérie Boeing 737-800 (registered 7T-VKJ) operated flight AH1087 between Paris CDG, France, and Tlemcen, Algeria. After landing at Tlemcen, the aircraft hit a light pole and damaged its right winglet.
Mechanics were able to install a new winglet and on 5 August, the aircraft returned into service by operating a rotation between Algiers and Paris CDG.
The following images appeared on social media:
On August 3, #AirAlgérie Boeing B737-800 (7T-VKJ) flight #AH1087, after landing at Tlemcen Zenata, #Algeria, from #Paris CDG, hit a light pole and damaged its right winglet.
???? Unknown Copyright#Boeing #B737 #aviation #AvGeek #avgeeks #flights #Travel #traveler pic.twitter.com/c3HkabhQlc
— FlightMode (@FlightModeblog) August 5, 2023
???????? Aussitôt cassé, aussitôt réparé !
Le winglet du Boeing 737-800 d’Air Algérie endommagé à Tlemcen a été changé en moins de 24 heures.
??Le Boeing a déjà revolé vers Alger, puis va décoller pour Paris CDG d’ici peu.
???? Mehdi Abdelatif https://t.co/Dw82GGOVXv pic.twitter.com/l30orFLP3d
— air plus news (@airplusnews) August 5, 2023
