TAROM B733 at Madrid on May 4th 2017, bird strike
Last Update: May 4, 2017 / 19:56:40 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Tarom
Flight number
RO-415
Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Destination
Madrid, Spain
Aircraft Registration
YR-BGE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
The airline reported that the aircraft could not depart for return flight RO-416 due to the engine damage as result of the bird strike during landing of RO-415. A replacement aircraft is positioning to Madrid and is estimated to depart Madrid on May 5th 2017 at 02:00L.
A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration YR-BGF is currently positioning to Madrid.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Tarom
Flight number
RO-415
Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Destination
Madrid, Spain
Aircraft Registration
YR-BGE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
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