Omni B763 at Seattle on Apr 9th 2023, dropped sheet of metal
Last Update: April 10, 2023 / 19:19:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 9, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Omni Air International
Flight number
OY-271
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Misawa, Japan
Aircraft Registration
N468AX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND LOST A SHEET OF METAL, SEATTLE, WA." and stated the damage was "UNKNOWN".
The aircraft is still on the ground in Misawa about 12.5 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 9, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Omni Air International
Flight number
OY-271
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Misawa, Japan
Aircraft Registration
N468AX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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