Pegasus B738 at Istanbul on Dec 4th 2013, bird strike

Last Update: December 5, 2013 / 23:46:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 4, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PC-705

Aircraft Registration
TC-AAE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Pegasus Boeing 737-800, registration TC-AAE performing flight PC-705 from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen (Turkey) to Milan Bergamo (Italy), was climbing out of Istanbul's runway 06 when the crew stopped the climb at FL240 reporting a bird strike and returned to Sabiha Gokcen Airport for a safe landing on runway 06 about 30 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration TC-AIS reached Milan with a delay of 2 hours.

A passenger reported the crew indicated the aircraft had been struck by birds just after takeoff.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 4, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
PC-705

Aircraft Registration
TC-AAE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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