Royal Maroc B737 at Zurich on Jun 12th 2016, bird strike
Last Update: June 14, 2016 / 23:45:38 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Royal Air Maroc
Flight number
AT-936
Departure
Casablanca, Morocco
Destination
Zurich, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
CN-RNR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The aircraft however was unable to depart for the return flight AT-937 and remained on the ground in Zurich for 43 hours. The aircraft then positioned to Casablanca as flight AT-8937 and is again on the ground in Casablanca now for 10 hours.
Passengers waiting for the return flight AT-937 reported they were told the flight had to be cancelled due to a bird strike.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Royal Air Maroc
Flight number
AT-936
Departure
Casablanca, Morocco
Destination
Zurich, Switzerland
Aircraft Registration
CN-RNR
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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