TAAG B737 at Catumbela on May 14th 2017, flock of birds
Last Update: May 16, 2017 / 23:27:57 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 14, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flock of birds
Airline
TAAG Angola Airlines
Flight number
DT-443
Departure
Luanda, Angola
Destination
Catumbela, Angola
Aircraft Registration
D2-TBH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The airline reported that one of the engines received damage as result of the bird strikes. Following the accident in Soyo, see Accident: TAAG B737 at Soyo on Apr 30th 2017, nose gear collapse on landing and the bird strike in Catumbela two aircraft are now missing causing disruptions to the flight schedule.
The occurrence aircraft has not yet returned to service about 53 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 14, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flock of birds
Airline
TAAG Angola Airlines
Flight number
DT-443
Departure
Luanda, Angola
Destination
Catumbela, Angola
Aircraft Registration
D2-TBH
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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