Swiss BCS3 at Zurich on Feb 20th 2018, bird strike

Last Update: February 21, 2018 / 15:15:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 20, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Swiss

Flight number
LX-1660

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Venice, Italy

Aircraft Registration
HB-JCF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-300

ICAO Type Designator
BCS3

A Swiss Global Airlines Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration HB-JCF performing flight LX-1660 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Venice (Italy), departed Zurich's runway 28 and was in the initial climb when the crew reported they had hit a large bird during the departure roll, they wanted to continue for now. The crew later stopped the climb at FL190 suspecting some engine (PW1524) damage and returned to Zurich for a safe landing on runway 14 about 30 minutes after departure.

The rotation was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto the next rotation LX-1662/LX-1163.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-JCF
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Legal Basis
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
BCS3
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 20, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Swiss

Flight number
LX-1660

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
Venice, Italy

Aircraft Registration
HB-JCF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-300

ICAO Type Designator
BCS3

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