Cargolux B744 at Calgary on May 28th 2016, bird takes AoA vane out
Last Update: June 2, 2016 / 20:25:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 28, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Cargolux
Departure
Calgary, Canada
Destination
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Aircraft Registration
LX-FCL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
The Canadian TSB reported no damage was found to the nose tyres, however, maintenance determined the right hand AoA vane was missing, there was evidence of a bird strike. The AoA vane was replaced and a bird strike inspection performed, then the aircraft returned to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 28, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Cargolux
Departure
Calgary, Canada
Destination
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Aircraft Registration
LX-FCL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400
ICAO Type Designator
B744
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