Fedex B763 at Oakland on Dec 10th 2017, bird strike
Last Update: December 11, 2017 / 21:47:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 10, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Fedex
Flight number
FX-540
Departure
Memphis, United States
Destination
Oakland, United States
Aircraft Registration
N125FE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The FAA reported the aircraft received "possible damage" as result of a bird strike and rated the occurrence an incident.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 10, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Fedex
Flight number
FX-540
Departure
Memphis, United States
Destination
Oakland, United States
Aircraft Registration
N125FE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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