TuiFly B738 at Funchal on Sep 12th 2017, bird strike
Last Update: September 12, 2017 / 21:55:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 12, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
TUIFly
Flight number
X3-2806
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Funchal, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
D-ATUH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight however due to the dent in the nose. The 160 passengers waiting for the return flight were taken to hotels.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Funchal about 14 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 12, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
TUIFly
Flight number
X3-2806
Departure
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Destination
Funchal, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
D-ATUH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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