SAS A333 at Copenhagen on Oct 28th 2019, bird strike

Last Update: October 29, 2019 / 18:29:54 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 28, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SK-943

Aircraft Registration
SE-REH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration SE-REH performing flight SK-943 from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), departed Copenhagen's runway 22R when the aircraft received a bird strike. In the absence of abnormal indications the crew continued the climb. The aircraft was enroute at FL320 about 230nm northwest of Copenhagen when the crew decided to turn around and return to Copenhagen. The aircraft landed safely back on Copenhagen's runway 22L about one hour after the decisition to turn around.

Passengers reported the crew indicated the aircraft had flown through a flock of geese.

The airline reported the aircraft received a bird strike on departure, for safety reasons the crew decided to return.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Copenhagen about 25 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 28, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SK-943

Aircraft Registration
SE-REH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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