Jet2 B733 at Manchester on Sep 17th 2015, bird strike

Last Update: September 18, 2015 / 19:31:03 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 17, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jet2.com

Flight number
LS-804

Aircraft Registration
G-CELD

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

A Jet2.com Boeing 737-300, registration G-CELD performing flight LS-804 from Barcelona,SP (Spain) to Manchester,EN (UK) with 144 passengers, was on approach to Manchester's runway 23R when the left hand engine (CFM56) ingested a bird and suffered repeated compressor stalls. The crew went around from about 1200 feet and entered a hold shutting the engine down, positioned for another approach and landed safely about 20 minutes later.

Ground observers reported the engine was emitting unusual noise, repeated thuds, smoke and streaks of flame were emitted from the engine.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 17, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Jet2.com

Flight number
LS-804

Aircraft Registration
G-CELD

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

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