Bird strike Incident Boeing 737-89L (WL) B-5442,
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Date:Thursday 22 March 2018
Time:c. 13:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B738 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737-89L (WL)
Owner/operator:Air China
Registration: B-5442
MSN: 36745/3049
Year of manufacture:2009
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:near Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) -   Hong Kong
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Tianjin Airport (TSN/ZBTJ)
Destination airport:Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Air China flight CA103, a Boeing 737-800, sustained substantial damage to the nose radome of the aircraft after suffering a bird strike.
It is unclear when exactly during the flight the bird hit occurred.
The aircraft was repaired and performed the flight back to Tianjin with a delay of almost 10 hours.

Sources:

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/air-china-plane-left-with-large-dent-in-nose-after-suspected-bird-strike
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2018/03/24/air-china-plane-left-with-large-dent-in-nose-after-suspected-bird-strike/

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Revision history:

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24-Mar-2018 08:57 harro Added
24-Mar-2018 08:58 harro Updated [Embed code]
29-Jun-2023 05:30 RDV Updated [[Embed code]]

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