Qantas B738 at Perth on Sep 17th 2019, bird strike
Last Update: September 17, 2019 / 20:26:42 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 17, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-772
Departure
Perth, Australia
Destination
Melbourne, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VZJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VH-VZB reached Melbourne with a delay of 2:45 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 5.5 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 17, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-772
Departure
Perth, Australia
Destination
Melbourne, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VZJ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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