ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217262
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| Date: | Sunday 4 November 2018 |
| Time: | 07:07 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-81Z (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Iraqi Airways |
| Registration: | YI-ASG |
| MSN: | 40089/4837 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Erbil International Airport (EBL/ORER) -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Erbil International Airport (EBL/ORER) |
| Al Najaf International Airport (NJF/ORNI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Iraqi Airways flight IA916, a Boeing 737-800, returned to land at Erbil International Airport, Iraq after suffering a bird strike.
The aircraft took off from runway 18 and hit birds shortly after departure. The flight crew leveled off at 2800 feet and initiated a return to the airport. A safe landing was made back on runway 18 at 07:20 UTC.
Photos of the incident show that the left hand wing leading edge was hit, close to the fuselage. One of the engines also showed blood spatters.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ia916#1e713d5e
http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/477814
Media:
#Iraqi Airways flight makes emergency return to Erbil after bird strike.
— Mohammed Sardar (@msgehd) November 4, 2018
A flight out of #erbil made an emergency return to the airport soon after takeoff because of bird strike. pic.twitter.com/6w6tMfXFIO
An Iraqi Airways Boeing 737-81Z (YI-ASG) has returned to land at Erbil International Airport, Iraq after suffering multiple bird strikes https://t.co/hpWN7dwSBI pic.twitter.com/iAiIcKFT1y
— Breaking Aviation News (@breakingavnews) 4 novembre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2018 11:19 | harro | Added |
| 04-Nov-2018 21:21 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 05-Nov-2018 09:35 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
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