Ryanair 737-800 Flew Four Sectors with Engine Nacelle Damage After Faro Landing

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 sustained engine nacelle (pod) damage during landing at Faro on 15 November but continued to operate four further sectors over the next ~24 hours before the damage was detected. The lapse has prompted scrutiny of post-landing inspections and safety oversight.

Discovered 2026-01-06T11:14:14.938434-08:00 | 2026-01-06T11:14:14.938434-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Damage went undetected for about 24 hours and across four flight sectors after the 15 November Faro landing — a clear operational inspection failure that raises immediate safety and compliance questions; see a recent case where [an undetected bird strike and maintenance checks] (https://hype.aero/?story=20b2902d-2c82-4536-8484-e9ec8855b32c) preceded structural failure.
  • The event involved a in-service Boeing 737-800 and highlights how high utilization and recurring narrowbody issues increase inspection burdens and operational risk; earlier this year a series of [737-800 engine failures] (https://hype.aero/?story=74a29500-5665-4027-9a27-0f75a7357bcd) forced fleet groundings and added maintenance workload.

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2026-01-06T11:14:14.938434-08:00
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2026-01-12T04:13:32.070658-08:00
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