THY A321 at Istanbul on Dec 17th 2017, bird strike

Last Update: December 18, 2017 / 22:40:54 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 17, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TK-1911

Aircraft Registration
TC-JTA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration TC-JTA performing flight TK-1911 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Zurich (Switzerland), was in the initial climb out of Ataturk Airport's runway 17R when the aircraft was struck by a bird prompting the crew to stop the climb at about 6000 feet and return to Ataturk Airport for a safe landing on runway 23 about 17 minutes after departure.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 6 hours, then was able to depart again and reached Zurich with a delay of 6 hours.

The airline reported the aircraft returned to Istanbul due to a bird strike, the passengers were taken to the terminal, the aircraft was towed to a maintenance hangar and was repaired. The aircraft departed for Zurich following the repair.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 17, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TK-1911

Aircraft Registration
TC-JTA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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