Comair B734 at Port Elizabeth on Mar 6th 2014, bird strike
Last Update: March 7, 2014 / 14:55:36 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 6, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Comair
Flight number
MN-232
Departure
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-OAP
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
A number of fan blades were found bent.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 6, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Comair
Flight number
MN-232
Departure
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-OAP
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
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