Volotea B735 at Caen on Jul 16th 2017, bird strike
Last Update: July 20, 2017 / 20:49:50 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 16, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Volotea Airlines
Flight number
V7-2846
Departure
Ajaccio, France
Destination
Caen, France
Aircraft Registration
9H-AHA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight.
The airline reported that the bird had left a dent where it impacted, it had not been ingested into an engine. The return flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights and offered a full refund of fees.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 69 hours, then returned to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 16, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Volotea Airlines
Flight number
V7-2846
Departure
Ajaccio, France
Destination
Caen, France
Aircraft Registration
9H-AHA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-500
ICAO Type Designator
B735
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