Air China B752 near Chengdu on Jun 4th 2013, "slightly rearranged radome" at FL260

Last Update: June 4, 2013 / 20:31:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 4, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air China

Flight number
CA-4307

Destination
Guangzhou, China

Aircraft Registration
B-2856

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

An Air China Boeing 757-200, registration B-2856 performing flight CA-4307 from Chengdu to Guangzhou (China), was climbing through FL260 when a large bang was heard from the nose section of the aircraft and the aircraft performance worsened. The crew stopped the climb and returned to Chengdu for a safe landing with a "slightly rearranged radome".

Post flight examination raises the suspicion that the aircraft may have collided with a foreign object, a bird strike was ruled out however due to lack of blood, feathers or any other bird remains.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 4, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air China

Flight number
CA-4307

Destination
Guangzhou, China

Aircraft Registration
B-2856

Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200

ICAO Type Designator
B752

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