Caspian MD83 at Sari on Jul 1st 2018, bird strike

Last Update: July 2, 2018 / 21:28:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 1, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Flight number
RV-6923

Departure
Sari, Iran

Destination
Mashad, Iran

Aircraft Registration
EP-CAS

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-83

ICAO Type Designator
MD83

A Caspian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration EP-CAS performing flight RV-6923 from Sari to Mashad (Iran) with 158 people, was climbing out of Sari when the left hand engine (JT8D) ingested a number of birds prompting the crew to enter a hold and return to Sari for a safe landing about 55 minutes after departure.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 1, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Flight number
RV-6923

Departure
Sari, Iran

Destination
Mashad, Iran

Aircraft Registration
EP-CAS

Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-83

ICAO Type Designator
MD83

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