India B788 at Delhi on Dec 15th 2019, bird strike
Last Update: December 16, 2019 / 23:06:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 15, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-167
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Stockholm, Sweden
Aircraft Registration
VT-ANI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 4 hours, then departed again and reached Stockholm with a delay of about 5 hours.
A passenger reported the captain announced a minor bird strike, they were returning to Delhi for a technical inspection. The passenger observed fuel being dumped for about 10-20 minutes. After landing the captain announced maintenance would replace a damaged part of the aircraft. A few hours after landing the aircraft departed again.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 15, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-167
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Stockholm, Sweden
Aircraft Registration
VT-ANI
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
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