Egypt B738 at London on Mar 11th 2016, bird strike
Last Update: March 13, 2016 / 07:36:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 11, 2016
Classification
Accident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Egyptair
Flight number
MS-779
Departure
Cairo, Egypt
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
SU-GDZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The aircraft was unable to depart for its return flight MS-780. The aircraft remained on the ground for about 21 hours, then returned to Cairo as flight MS-1780, but has not yet resumed service about 35 hours after the bird strike.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 11, 2016
Classification
Accident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Egyptair
Flight number
MS-779
Departure
Cairo, Egypt
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
SU-GDZ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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