AeroContractors B735 at Port Harcourt on May 17th 2021, bird strike on takeoff
Last Update: May 18, 2021 / 16:58:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 17, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
AeroContractors
Flight number
AJ-382
Departure
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Destination
Abuja, Nigeria
Aircraft Registration
5N-BKR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
Nigeria's CAA reported the aircraft struck a bird while accelerating for takeoff, the crew continued takeoff, flew a circuit and returned for a safe landing. The engine received blade damage. At the time the bird strike occurred, the crew was expected to (and did) not reject takeoff, but to continue the takeoff. The operator supplied a replacement aircraft within 90 minutes, which took the passengers to Abuja.
A replacement Boeing 737-500 registration 5N-BLE reached Abuja with a total delay of 5.5 hours after 5N-BKR had arrived into Port Harcourt with more than 3.5 hours delay.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 17, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
AeroContractors
Flight number
AJ-382
Departure
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Destination
Abuja, Nigeria
Aircraft Registration
5N-BKR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
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