Fuzhou B738 near Fuzhou on Aug 18th 2016, bird impacts pitot tube

Last Update: August 22, 2016 / 22:39:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 18, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Fuzhou Airlines

Flight number
FU-6509

Departure
Fuzhou, China

Destination
Kunming, China

Aircraft Registration
B-7105

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Fuzhou Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration B-7395 performing flight FU-6509 from Fuzhou to Kunming (China), was climbing out of Fuzhou's runway 21 when the crew stopped the climb at 6600 meters (about FL217) after a bird had impacted a pitot tube causing disagreeing air data. The crew decided to return to Fuzhou, burned off fuel and landed safely back in Fuzhou.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration B-7105 reached Kunming with a delay of 6.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 18, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Fuzhou Airlines

Flight number
FU-6509

Departure
Fuzhou, China

Destination
Kunming, China

Aircraft Registration
B-7105

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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