Bird strike Incident Boeing 777-206ER PH-BQD,
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Date:Sunday 28 February 2021
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B772 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 777-206ER
Owner/operator:KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Registration: PH-BQD
MSN: 33713/465
Year of manufacture:2003
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:near Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM) -   Netherlands
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS/EHAM)
Destination airport:Zanzibar-Kisauni Airport (ZNZ/HTZA)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
KLM flight KL515, a Boeing 777-206ER, suffered a bird strike causing minor damage to an engine inlet cowl.
The flight was already overhead Greece at FL350, 2 hours and 40 minutes into the flight when the decision was made to turn back.

Sources:

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/kl515#26f163d7
https://twitter.com/KLM/status/1366058510409203721

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Feb-2021 19:12 harro Added
08-Jun-2022 23:45 Ron Averes Updated [Operator]
14-Jun-2022 02:48 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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