Malaysia B738 at Kathmandu on Mar 21st 2014, bird strike
Last Update: March 24, 2014 / 22:53:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 21, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Malaysia Airlines
Flight number
MH-114
Departure
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Destination
Kathmandu, Nepal
Aircraft Registration
9M-MXI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Nepalese Media citing the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal reported the aircraft suffered a cracked windshield. In the regular press conference of Mar 24th 2014 regarding missing flight MH-370 airline officials confirmed the bird strike however stated the aircraft's nose landing light lense was broken as result of the bird strike.
The aircraft was able to depart Kathmandu about 19 hours after landing as flight MH-115D and reached Kuala Lumpur with a delay of 17.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 21, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Malaysia Airlines
Flight number
MH-114
Departure
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Destination
Kathmandu, Nepal
Aircraft Registration
9M-MXI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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