KLM at Amsterdam on Mar 7th 2020, bird strike
Last Update: March 15, 2020 / 21:34:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 7, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Flight number
KL-888
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-BQM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
It remains unclear when the bird strike happened. The aircraft had departed Hong Kong's runway 07R and climbed up to FL400 enroute. On descent and approach to Amsterdam below FL260 there was no relevant radio transmission indicating the bird strike. Amsterdam ATC assigned runway 27 immediately (other aircraft were vectored for one of the runways 18) when the aircraft checked in with Amsterdam Radar ((East inbound) at about FL260.
The occurennce aircraft remained on the ground for about 18 hours before returning to service.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 7, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Flight number
KL-888
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-BQM
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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