Atlas B744 near Amsterdam on Apr 5th 2020, suspected bird strike

Last Update: April 5, 2020 / 21:07:33 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 5, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Atlas Air

Flight number
5Y-8878

Destination
Riga, Latvia

Aircraft Registration
N416MC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

An Atlas Air Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration N416MC performing flight 5Y-8878 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Riga (Latvia), departed Amsterdam's runway 24 maintaining routine communication and had climbed to FL390 when dispatch requested the aircraft to return to Amsterdam. The crew subsequently told ATC the company had requested them to return to Amsterdam, apparently they wanted to fix an engine that probably had been hit by birds. The aircraft landed back on Amsterdam's runway 18R about 45 minutes after departure.

The aircraft is still on the ground about 9 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 5, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Atlas Air

Flight number
5Y-8878

Destination
Riga, Latvia

Aircraft Registration
N416MC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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