SAS B735 at Tromso on May 15th 2012, bird strike
Last Update: May 22, 2012 / 15:15:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 15, 2012
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Flight number
SK-4577
Departure
Tromso, Norway
Destination
Bodo, Norway
Aircraft Registration
LN-BRH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
The incident aircraft was able to resume service about 3.5 hours later.
A passenger reported the aircraft returned to Tromso when the right hand engine ingested a bird shortly after departure from runway 18.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 15, 2012
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Flight number
SK-4577
Departure
Tromso, Norway
Destination
Bodo, Norway
Aircraft Registration
LN-BRH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
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