Singapore B772 at Istanbul on Aug 17th 2015, flock of birds
Last Update: August 25, 2015 / 17:44:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 17, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flock of birds
Airline
Singapore Airlines
Flight number
SQ-391
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Singapore, Singapore
Aircraft Registration
9V-SVB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
The flight was cancelled.
The radome including parts of the weather radar needed to be replaced, the localizer antenna was replaced, engine #2 was replaced with evidence of bird ingestion into the core (no evidence of bird ingestion into the engine #1), both engine nose cowls replaced, a left hand underwing panel replaced and right hand stabilizer leading edge dents repaired. The aircraft was subsequently ferried to Singapore on Aug 24th 2015 for further maintenance.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 17, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flock of birds
Airline
Singapore Airlines
Flight number
SQ-391
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Singapore, Singapore
Aircraft Registration
9V-SVB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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