Blue B734 at Alghero on Aug 12th 2018, bird strike
Last Update: August 13, 2018 / 21:38:53 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 12, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Blue Air
Flight number
0B-4541
Departure
Alghero, Italy
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
YR-BAS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
Passengers reported the crew indicated they had received a bird strike into an engine (CFM56) during the takeoff run and needed to return to Alghero.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration YR-BMO reached Rome with a delay of about 5.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service the following day after about 15.5 hours on the ground.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 12, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Blue Air
Flight number
0B-4541
Departure
Alghero, Italy
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
YR-BAS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
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