JetKonnect B737 at Rajkot on Jun 30th 2018, bird strike
Last Update: July 1, 2018 / 17:26:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 30, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
JetKonnect
Flight number
S2-387
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
Rajkot, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-SIZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The airport reported at least 4 birds impacted the aircraft.
The aircraft was unable to perform the return flight S2-398/9W-2398 to Mumbai, the flight was cancelled.
Passengers reported they heard several bangs on final approach, the crew indicated they had been impacted by a number of birds.
Most Indian media (except Rajkot local TV stations) reported claiming to quote Rajkot Airport the return flight suffered a number of bird strikes and returned to Rajkot, however, there is no evidence in Mode-S or flight plan data of a departure for flight S2-398.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 30, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
JetKonnect
Flight number
S2-387
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
Rajkot, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-SIZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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