Norwegian B738 at Trondheim on May 12th 2017, bird strike
Last Update: May 14, 2017 / 22:07:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 12, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Norwegian Air Shuttle
Flight number
DY-164
Departure
Bergen, Norway
Destination
Trondheim, Norway
Aircraft Registration
LN-NGC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The aircraft was unable to continue the schedule and depart for the return flight DY-165, which was cancelled.
A passenger waiting for flight DY-165 reported they were told the aircraft had suffered a bird strike, one of the engines had received damage to the blades.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 52 hours, then resumed service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 12, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Norwegian Air Shuttle
Flight number
DY-164
Departure
Bergen, Norway
Destination
Trondheim, Norway
Aircraft Registration
LN-NGC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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