Emirates B773 at Sialkot on Jun 2nd 2018, bird strike
Last Update: June 3, 2018 / 17:24:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 2, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Emirates Airlines
Flight number
EK-620
Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Sialkot, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
A6-EGL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight, the flight was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 27 hours, then positioned to Dubai but has not yet returned to service about 8 hours after landing in Dubai.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 2, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Emirates Airlines
Flight number
EK-620
Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
Sialkot, Pakistan
Aircraft Registration
A6-EGL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300
ICAO Type Designator
B773
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