Baltic B735 at Riga on Jun 12th 2019, bird strike
Last Update: June 17, 2019 / 22:43:16 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Baltic
Flight number
BT-410
Departure
Riga, Latvia
Destination
Odessa, Ukraine
Aircraft Registration
YL-BBD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
Passengers reported the crew announced about 25 minutes after departure, following the strange noises and vibrations, that they didn't know what was wrong, they were having some sort of issue and would perform a low approach to have the landing gear checked and the aircraft checked for any indication of smoke or fire. The aircraft subsequently climbed up again, the passengers were briefed on emergency procedures and a possible evacuation, subsequently they were instructed to take the brace positions for landing. The aircraft landed safely.
The airline reported the crew returned to Riga after hearing an atypical noise. It ultimately turned out a bird had been ingested by the right hand engine.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Baltic
Flight number
BT-410
Departure
Riga, Latvia
Destination
Odessa, Ukraine
Aircraft Registration
YL-BBD
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
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