Air Bridge Cargo B744 near Zaragoza on Oct 27th 2012, bird strike

Last Update: October 29, 2012 / 16:21:42 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 27, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
RU-514

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BHE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

An Air Bridge Cargo Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration VQ-BHE performing flight RU-514 from Zaragoza,SP (Spain) to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia), was climbing out of Zaragoza when the #1 engine (outboard left, CF6) developed vibrations. The crew continued the flight at first climbing to FL300 but subsequently decided to shut the engine down due to then severe vibrations and divert to Frankfurt/Main (Germany) for a safe landing on runway 07R about 2 hours after departure.

Rosaviatsia reported a post flight inspection found feathers and damage to fan blades and acoustic panels.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 27, 2012

Classification
Incident

Flight number
RU-514

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BHE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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