Cathay B744 at Johannesburg on Mar 9th 2014, flock of birds

Last Update: March 9, 2014 / 20:19:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 9, 2014

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flock of birds

Airline
Cathay Pacific

Flight number
CX-748

Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa

Destination
Hong Kong, China

Aircraft Registration
B-HUF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

A Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400, registration B-HUF performing flight CX-748 from Johannesburg (South Africa) to Hong Kong (China), was departing Johannesburg's runway 03L when the aircraft flew through a flock of birds and ingested a number of birds into engines #3 and #4 (RB211, both right hand engines). The crew shut the engine #3 (inboard) down due to abnormal indications but kept #4 operating with normal indications. The aircraft stopped the climb at FL150, dumped fuel and returned to Johannesburg for a safe landing on runway 03R about one hour after departure.

A post flight inspection established birds had been ingested into both right hand engines causing damage to both.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 9, 2014

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flock of birds

Airline
Cathay Pacific

Flight number
CX-748

Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa

Destination
Hong Kong, China

Aircraft Registration
B-HUF

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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