Incident: Ethiopian B737 at Dire Dawa on Jan 9th 2020, swarm of
grasshoppers
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration ET-ALN performing
flight ET-363 from Djibouti (Djibouti) to Dire Dawa (Ethiopia), was on final
approach to Dire Dawa when the aircraft flew through a swarm of grasshoppers and
received a huge number of insect impacts into engines, windshield and nose of
the aircraft. The crew went around, attempted a second approach but again needed
to go around and diverted to their ultimate destination Addis Ababa (Ethiopia),
where the aircraft landed safely about 90 minutes after departure from
Djibouti.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 11.5 hours for cleaning and a thorough inspection, which found no damage. The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) reported on Jan 6th 2020: "The Desert Locust situation remains extremely serious in the Horn of Africa where it threatens pastures and crops in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. Numerous swarms have formed in eastern Ethiopia and adjacent areas of northern Somalia. A number of large immature swarms moved south in the Ogaden of eastern Ethiopia and adjacent areas of central Somalia and reached southern Somalia, southeast Ethiopia and, on 28 December, northeast Kenya." The FAO warns a dangerous situation arises at the Horn of Africa and on both sides of the Red Sea. The aircraft with "measles" (Photos: On the Wings of Aviation):  |
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