Air Baltic B733 at Riga on Aug 1st 2012, bird strike
Last Update: September 2, 2012 / 17:43:52 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 1, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Baltic
Flight number
BT-629
Departure
Riga, Latvia
Destination
Milan Linate, Italy
Aircraft Registration
YL-BBO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
A replacement Boeing 737-300 registration YL-BBR reached Milan's Linate Airport with a delay of 90 minutes.
A passenger reported the aircraft was still accelerating on the runway when a bang was heard followed by strange noises and vibrations. The aircraft became airborne and climbed out, after the aircraft levelled off the left hand engine was shut down followed by an announcement by the captain that the aircraft had received a bird strike requiring the shut down of the left hand engine. The aircraft landed safely back and was received by numerous emergency service vehicles.
The incident aircraft was seen in flight again on Aug 3rd 2012.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 1, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Baltic
Flight number
BT-629
Departure
Riga, Latvia
Destination
Milan Linate, Italy
Aircraft Registration
YL-BBO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
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