Biman B789 at Dhaka and Sylhet on Mar 7th 2022, bird strike
Last Update: March 7, 2022 / 20:23:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 7, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Biman Bangladesh Airlines
Flight number
BG-201
Departure
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Destination
Sylhet, Bangladesh
Aircraft Registration
S2-AJX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
A post flight inspection revealed one of the engines (GEnx) was damaged by a bird strike, the aircraft was unable to continue the next leg to London,EN (UK).
A replacement Boeing 787-8 was flown to Sylhet arriving in Sylhet about 13 hours after the landing of S2-AJX, resumed the flight the following day and reached London with a delay of about 31 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 7, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Biman Bangladesh Airlines
Flight number
BG-201
Departure
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Destination
Sylhet, Bangladesh
Aircraft Registration
S2-AJX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B789
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