Blue B734 at Bucharest on May 9th 2017, bird strike
Last Update: May 9, 2017 / 19:31:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 9, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Blue Air
Flight number
0B-113
Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Destination
Valencia, Spain
Aircraft Registration
YR-BAE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
A replacement Boeing 737-400 registration YR-BAK reached Valencia with a delay of 7 hours.
The occurrence aircraft was able to resume service about 10 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 9, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Blue Air
Flight number
0B-113
Departure
Bucharest Otopeni, Romania
Destination
Valencia, Spain
Aircraft Registration
YR-BAE
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
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