VLM F50 at Antwerp on May 1st 2018, bird strike
Last Update: May 5, 2018 / 21:53:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 1, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
VLM
Flight number
VO-147
Departure
Antwerp, Belgium
Destination
Zurich, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
OO-VLQ
Aircraft Type
Fokker 50
ICAO Type Designator
F50
A passenger reported the windshield was damaged as result of the bird strike.
A replacement Fokker 50 registration OO-VLI reached Zurich with a delay of about 2.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still the ground in Antwerp more than 4 days later.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 1, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
VLM
Flight number
VO-147
Departure
Antwerp, Belgium
Destination
Zurich, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
OO-VLQ
Aircraft Type
Fokker 50
ICAO Type Designator
F50
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