Brussels A333 at Banjul on Feb 16th 2018, bird strike
Last Update: February 20, 2018 / 22:26:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 16, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Brussels Airlines
Flight number
SN-203
Departure
Dakar, Senegal
Destination
Banjul, Gambia
Aircraft Registration
OO-SFO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
A post flight inspection revealed the aircraft had received a bird strike during the flight and was unable to continue schedule.
A passengers booked onto flight SN-204 from Banjul to Brussels (Belgium) reported they were taken to hotels, the flight was postponed by 49 hours and rescheduled as flight SN-1204.
A replacement Airbus A330-200 registration OO-SFY positioned from Brussels (Belgium) to Banjul on Feb 18th 2018 and performed replacemnet flight SN-1204 from Banjul via Dakar to Brussels with a delay of 49 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 63 hours, then positioned to Brussels as flight SN-9904.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 16, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Brussels Airlines
Flight number
SN-203
Departure
Dakar, Senegal
Destination
Banjul, Gambia
Aircraft Registration
OO-SFO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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