Comair B733 at Durban on Jan 2nd 2013, bird strike
Last Update: January 7, 2013 / 12:10:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 2, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Comair
Flight number
MN-6324
Departure
Durban, South Africa
Destination
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-OKG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
A postflight inspection revealed a large dent at the aircraft nose. The damage caused ripple on effects throughout the Comair/British Airways South Africa Network causing delays of up to 5 hours during the evening of Jan 2nd.
A passenger thus reported on South African aviation bulletin board AvCom the captain of his flight in the evening came out of the cockpit and facing the passengers made an announcement explaining their 4.5 hour delay with a bird strike at Port Elizabeth. The passenger quoted the captain subsequently stating: "I know some of you are irritable, and trust me we are in this together, but I will NOT take any nonesense from any unruly passengers who decide to give my cabin crew a hard time. Understood?", which had the cabin break into joyous applause.
The incident aircraft was able to resume service the following day.
On Jan 7th the airline confirmed a bird strike on flight MN-6324, the incident aircraft was replaced after landing in Port Elizabeth. The replacement aircraft had to be ferried in, which resulted in delays and impacted the flight schedule for the remainder of the day.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 2, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Comair
Flight number
MN-6324
Departure
Durban, South Africa
Destination
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-OKG
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
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