El Al B738 at Sofia on Jun 26th 2019, fumes in cabin, bird strike suspected
Last Update: June 26, 2019 / 21:32:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 26, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
El Al
Flight number
LY-5298
Departure
Sofia, Bulgaria
Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel
Aircraft Registration
4X-EKM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration 4X-EKI is estimated to reach Tel Aviv with a delay of 8:40 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Sofia about 9 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 26, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
El Al
Flight number
LY-5298
Departure
Sofia, Bulgaria
Destination
Tel Aviv, Israel
Aircraft Registration
4X-EKM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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