Sunstate DH8D at Coffs Harbour on Nov 24th 2017, bat strike
Last Update: November 26, 2017 / 22:59:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 24, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Sunstate Airlines
Flight number
QF-2179
Departure
Port Macquarie, Australia
Destination
Coffs Harbour, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-QOI
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
The aircraft was unable to continue its next sector to Sydney,NS (Australia).
A passenger on flight QF-2118 from Sydney to Coffs Harbour reported, that their flight was delayed and carried spare parts to Coffs Harbour. After arrival of QF-2118 the occurrence aircraft was repaired, departed for its next leg to Sydney and reached Sydney at around 01:30L the next day with a delay of about 3.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 24, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Sunstate Airlines
Flight number
QF-2179
Departure
Port Macquarie, Australia
Destination
Coffs Harbour, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-QOI
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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