Qatar B788 at Munich on Jul 20th 2015, flock of birds
Last Update: July 21, 2015 / 12:41:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 20, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flock of birds
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-59
Departure
Doha, Qatar
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
A7-BCR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
Needing repairs the aircraft was unable to depart Munich for its return flight QR-60, flight QR-60 was cancelled.
The aircraft is still on the ground 32 hours after landing but is estimated to position back to Doha later Jul 21st.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 20, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flock of birds
Airline
Qatar Airways
Flight number
QR-59
Departure
Doha, Qatar
Destination
Munich, Germany
Aircraft Registration
A7-BCR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B788
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