Fedex A306 at Milwaukee on Apr 8th 2017, bird strike
Last Update: April 10, 2017 / 20:43:52 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 8, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Fedex
Departure
Milwaukee, United States
Destination
Appleton, United States
Aircraft Registration
N656FE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A300
ICAO Type Designator
A306
A replacement Airbus A310-300 registration N807FD reached Appleton with a delay of 2 hours.
The FAA reported on Apr 10th 2017, that an engine (CF6) ingested birds and received damage to the fan blades.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 57 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 8, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Fedex
Departure
Milwaukee, United States
Destination
Appleton, United States
Aircraft Registration
N656FE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A300
ICAO Type Designator
A306
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