Canadian North B733 at Calgary on Nov 18th 2015, bird strike
Last Update: November 20, 2015 / 22:11:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 18, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Canadian North
Flight number
5T-1748
Departure
Calgary, Canada
Destination
Fort McMurray, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GCNW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
NAV Canada reported runway 35L was closed for over an hour until the debris was cleaned up.
The Canadian TSB reported the left hand engine ingested a number of geese resulting in serious engine vibrations and torching until the crew shut the engine down and returned to Calgary for a single engine landing on runway 35R.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 18, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Canadian North
Flight number
5T-1748
Departure
Calgary, Canada
Destination
Fort McMurray, Canada
Aircraft Registration
C-GCNW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
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