Caribbean AT72 at Tobago on Aug 14th 2014, bird strike
Last Update: August 15, 2014 / 21:47:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 14, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Caribbean Airlines
Flight number
BW-1503
Departure
Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Destination
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Aircraft Registration
9Y-TTE
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
Following repairs the aircraft was able to depart again after about 4.5 hours on the ground and reached Port of Spain with a delay of 4.5 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft suffered a bird strike on departure from Tobago and returned to Tobago. Airline engineers repaired the aircraft and returned it to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 14, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Caribbean Airlines
Flight number
BW-1503
Departure
Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Destination
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Aircraft Registration
9Y-TTE
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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