ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230269
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| Date: | Monday 28 October 2019 |
| Time: | 15:05 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-343 |
| Owner/operator: | SAS Scandinavian Airlines |
| Registration: | SE-REH |
| MSN: | 1928 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Copenhagen -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | København-Kastrup Airport (CPH/EKCH) |
| Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
SAS flight SK943, an Airbus A330-343, suffered a bird strike on departure from Copenhagen. According to a passenger on Twitter, the aircraft hit a flock of geese.
The flight climbed to FL320 and turned back forty minutes after takeoff. A safe landing was made back at Copenhagen at 16:40 UTC.
Sources:
.@SAS huge shout out to captain and crew on today's SK943 that had to return to CPH after hitting a flock of geese on takeoff. So professional and kind. That the captain could land that plane with two damaged wings so smoothly is amazing. Go SAS!
— CColcloughUNI (@CjColclough) October 28, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2019 20:25 | harro | Added |
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