Sun Express B738 at Stuttgart on Aug 7th 2025, bird strike
Last Update: August 11, 2025 / 16:04:53 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 7, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Sun Express
Flight number
XQ-791
Departure
Stuttgart, Germany
Destination
Ankara, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
TC-SOR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Passengers reported the captain announced some technical problem, subsequently it emerged a bird had flown into one of the engines.
The aircraft was able to depart again about 3 hours after landing back and reached Ankara with a delay of about 3:20 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 7, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Sun Express
Flight number
XQ-791
Departure
Stuttgart, Germany
Destination
Ankara, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
TC-SOR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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