Baltic BCS3 at Manchester on Jul 7th 2021, bird strike
Last Update: July 8, 2021 / 17:28:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 7, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Baltic
Flight number
BT-671
Departure
Riga, Latvia
Destination
Manchester, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
YL-CSL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-300
ICAO Type Designator
BCS3
A post flight inspection revealed a bird had impacted the leading edge of the left hand wing. The aircraft was unable to perform the return flight BT-672, which needed to be cancelled.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Manchester for about 15 hours, then positioned to Riga and is still on the ground in Riga 8 hours after landing in Riga and about 26 hours after landing in Manchester.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 7, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Baltic
Flight number
BT-671
Departure
Riga, Latvia
Destination
Manchester, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
YL-CSL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-300
ICAO Type Designator
BCS3
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