Transavia B738 at Amsterdam on Dec 1st 2017, bird strike

Last Update: December 2, 2017 / 22:11:45 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 1, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Transavia Airlines

Flight number
HV-6002

Departure
Porto, Portugal

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
PH-HZX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Transavia Boeing 737-800, registration PH-HZX performing flight HV-6002 from Porto (Portugal) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), concluded a seemingly uneventful flight with a safe landing on Amsterdam's runway 36C and taxied to the apron maintaining routine communication.

The aircraft however was unable to continue its schedule, next flight assigned was HV-5193, and remained on the ground in Amsterdam for about 21 hours before returning to service.

A passenger booked on flight HV-5193 reported they were already waiting at the gate for boarding when the gate was changed. After boarding another aircraft the crew explained the other aircraft had suffered a bird strike on approach to Amsterdam and was damaged, hence needed to be taken out of service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
PH-HZX
Country of Registration
Netherlands
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
737-800
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 1, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Transavia Airlines

Flight number
HV-6002

Departure
Porto, Portugal

Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Aircraft Registration
PH-HZX

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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