Ryanair B738 at East Midlands on Mar 29th 2018, bird strike
Last Update: March 30, 2018 / 22:22:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 29, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-1742
Departure
East Midlands, United Kingdom
Destination
Knock, Ireland
Aircraft Registration
EI-FIE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-FZW reached Knock with a delay of 2 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 19 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 29, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-1742
Departure
East Midlands, United Kingdom
Destination
Knock, Ireland
Aircraft Registration
EI-FIE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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