Smartwings B738 at Nantes on Jan 6th 2018, flock of birds
Last Update: January 9, 2018 / 20:58:33 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 6, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flock of birds
Airline
Travel Service Poland/Smartwings
Flight number
QS-3402
Departure
Nantes, France
Destination
Tenerife South, Spain
Aircraft Registration
SP-TVZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A post flight inspection revealed 3 fan blades of the right hand engine were damaged.
A replacement Travel Service Hungary Boeing 737-800 registration HA-LKG reached Tenerife with a delay of 3 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 6, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flock of birds
Airline
Travel Service Poland/Smartwings
Flight number
QS-3402
Departure
Nantes, France
Destination
Tenerife South, Spain
Aircraft Registration
SP-TVZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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