Baltic B735 at Riga on Jun 12th 2019, bird strike

Last Update: June 17, 2019 / 22:43:16 GMT/Zulu time

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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

An Air Baltic Boeing 737-500, registration YL-BBD performing flight BT-410 from Riga (Latvia) to Odessa (Ukraine), was in the initial climb out of Riga's runway 18 when the right hand engine (CFM56) ingested a bird causing strange noises and subsequent vibrations prompting the crew to stop the climb at FL100 and return to Riga. The aircraft performed a low approach to Riga's runway 18 about 25 minutes after departure to have the landing gear checked from the ground, then entered a hold at 4000 feet to burn off fuel. The aircraft positioned for an approach to runway 18 about 70 minutes after the low approach, the passengers were instructed to brace for landing, and landed safely on runway 18 about 100 minutes after departure.

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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