Swoop B738 at Abbotsford on Sep 10th 2019, bird strike

Last Update: September 12, 2019 / 21:08:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 10, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WO-312

Destination
Edmonton, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GXRW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Swoop Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration C-GXRW performing flight WO-312 from Abbortsford,BC to Edmonton,AB (Canada) with 176 people on board, was in the initial climb out of Abbotsford's runway 07 when a number of geese were ingested by the right hand engine (CFM56) causing the engine to emit bangs and streaks of flames. The crew stopped the climb at about 8000 feet and returned to Abbottsford for a safe landing on runway 07 about 20 minutes after departure.

The Canadian TSB reported: "The crew informed ATC of a mechanical thrust issue (CFM INTERNATIONAL, CFM56 -7B27/E) and elected to return to the point of departure. The aircraft landed without further incident at 15:42Z (11:42 EDT). The aircraft remained on the runway in order to facilitate an inspection by aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF)."

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Abbottsford about 54 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 10, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WO-312

Destination
Edmonton, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GXRW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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