Uganda CRJ9 at Entebbe on Jan 16th 2023, bird strike

Last Update: January 16, 2023 / 20:33:19 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 16, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UR-710

Aircraft Registration
5X-KNP

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

A Uganda Airlines Canadair CRJ-900, registration 5X-KNP performing flight UR-710 from Entebbe (Uganda) to Johannesburg (South Africa), was climbing out of Entebbe's runway 17 when the crew stopped the climb at FL100 due to a bird strike. The aircraft entered a hold for about 70 minutes, then proceeded to land on Entebbe's runway 17 about 95 minutes after departure.

A replacement CRJ-900 registration 5X-KDP is estimated to reach Johannesburg with a delay of about 4 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Entebbe about 5 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 16, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UR-710

Aircraft Registration
5X-KNP

ICAO Type Designator
CRJ9

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