Ukraine International B734 at Lviv on Jul 28th 2013, bird strike

Last Update: August 23, 2013 / 16:15:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 28, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PS-6081

Departure
Lviv, Ukraine

Aircraft Registration
UR-GAV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

A Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-400, registration UR-GAV performing flight PS-6081 from Lviv (Ukraine) to Heraklion (Greece), was in the rotation climbing through 10 feet AGL when the right hand engine ingested a pigeon. In absence of any abnormal indications the crew decided to continue the flight to Heraklion for a safe landing.

Ukraine's State Aviation Service reported in their monthly bulletin that a post flight inspection revealed 4 damaged fan blades requiring replacement as well as bird remains downstream the engine.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 28, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PS-6081

Departure
Lviv, Ukraine

Aircraft Registration
UR-GAV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

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