ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170355
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 October 2014 |
| Time: | c. 09:35 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-85C (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Xiamen Airlines |
| Registration: | B-5790 |
| MSN: | 38402/4537 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH/ZHHH) -
 China
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC/ZSFZ) |
| Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH/ZHHH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Xiamen Airlines flight MF8137, performed by a Boeing 737-800 (B-5790) suffered multiple bird strikes while on approach to Wuhan Airport in China.
The nose of the airplane was covered in blood spatter, as were the nr.1 engine and wing root.
The flight was delayed 7 hours before continuing to Tianjin.
Sources:
https://passport.weibo.com/visitor/visitor?entry=miniblog&a=enter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fweibo.com%2F1647860065%2FBqCwc2Sr4%3Fmod%3Dweibotime&domain=.weibo.com&ua=php-sso_sdk_client-0.6.28&_rand=1526906112.4619
Media:
Xiamen Airlines MF8137 bird strike while approaching Wuhan Airport. Flight delayed 7 hours before cont. to Tianjin. pic.twitter.com/A0r3rM9O89
— ChinaAviationReview (@ChinaAvReview) October 8, 2014
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2014 10:03 | harro | Added |
| 08-Oct-2014 10:08 | harro | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 08-Oct-2014 10:11 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Feb-2024 08:52 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport] |
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