Blue B734 at Bucharest on May 9th 2017, bird strike

Last Update: May 9, 2017 / 19:31:01 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 9, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Blue Air

Flight number
0B-113

Destination
Valencia, Spain

Aircraft Registration
YR-BAE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

A Blue Air Boeing 737-400, registration YR-BAE performing flight 0B-113 from Bucharest Otopeni (Romania) to Valencia,SP (Spain) with 143 people on board, was climbing out of Otopeni's runway 08R when the crew reported they suspected a bird strike and stopped the climb at 3000 feet. The aircraft burned off fuel and returned to Otopeni for a safe landing about 55 minutes after departure.

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

Airline
Blue Air

Flight number
0B-113

Destination
Valencia, Spain

Aircraft Registration
YR-BAE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

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