India B788 at London on Mar 22nd 2017, bird strike

Last Update: March 23, 2017 / 20:49:54 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 22, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air India

Flight number
AI-171

Aircraft Registration
VT-ANJ

ICAO Type Designator
B788

An Air India Boeing 787-800, registration VT-ANJ performing flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad (India) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was on approach to London Heathrow when a bird impacted the radome and left a large dent. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 09L.

The airline reported a bird strike damaged the nose and the weather radar system. The aircraft could not continue for its onward leg to Newark, the rotation London to Newark and back was cancelled. The aircraft is expected to be able to perform the return flight from London to Ahmedabad however.

The streamunlined nose (Photo: Mayur Parikhþ):
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 22, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air India

Flight number
AI-171

Aircraft Registration
VT-ANJ

ICAO Type Designator
B788

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