ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173952
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| Date: | 16-FEB-2015 |
| Time: | 21:16 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8K5 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Sunwing Airlines |
| Registration: | C-FRZG |
| MSN: | 35139/2538 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Rio Hato-Captain Scarlet Martinez Airport (MPSM) -
 Panama
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Rio Hato-Captain Scarlet Martinez Airport (MPSM) |
| Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Sunwing Airlines flight WG773 returned to land at Rio Hato-Captain Scarlet Martinez Airport (MPSM), Panama after a bird strike on takeoff.
The Boeing 737-800 took off from Rio Hato at 21:16 when the airplane suffered a bird strike. The flight proceeded to a holding pattern off the south coast of Panama at an altitude of 6100 feet.
A safe landing was performed at 22:12 hours. The aircraft was taken out of service and passengers were flown back on another aircraft the next day.
C-FRZG was ferried back to Canada on February 18 as flight WG9773.
Sources:
https://www.prensa.com/provincias/Ave-aterrizaje-aeropuerto-Rio-Hato_0_4144085701.html
https://www.flightradar24.com//2015-02-17/02:21/24x/SWG773/58baad7
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 Aug 2013 | G-FDZG | Thomson Airways | 0 | Fuerteventura Island Airport (FUE/GCFV) |  |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2015 07:55 | harro | Added |
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