Thomas Cook A321 at Banjul on Nov 8th 2016, bird strikes into both engines and landing gear
Last Update: November 12, 2016 / 16:41:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 8, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Thomas Cook Airlines
Flight number
MT-1033
Departure
Banjul, Gambia
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-TCDK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Banjul about 96 hours after landing back.
An occupant of the aircraft reported there were big bangs, the aircraft was shaking soon followed by emergency instructions from the flight deck. The crew shut one of the engines down and returned to Banjul for a safe landing. The passengers disembarked normally. 13 dead birds were recovered.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 8, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Thomas Cook Airlines
Flight number
MT-1033
Departure
Banjul, Gambia
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-TCDK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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