Jambo DH8D at Kisumu on Jan 31st 2020, bird strike
Last Update: February 3, 2020 / 14:49:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 31, 2020
Classification
Accident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Jambojet
Flight number
JM-8656
Departure
Nairobi, Kenya
Destination
Kisumu, Kenya
Aircraft Registration
5Y-JXH
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
The airline reported: "Jambojet flight JM8656 had a bird strike as it landed at the Kisumu International Airport. As a result, one of our passengers sustained a minor finger injury which was treated."
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Kisumu for about 25 hours before positioning back to Nairobi and remained on the ground in Nairobi for another 14 hours before returning to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 31, 2020
Classification
Accident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Jambojet
Flight number
JM-8656
Departure
Nairobi, Kenya
Destination
Kisumu, Kenya
Aircraft Registration
5Y-JXH
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
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