Bird strike Incident Boeing 737 MAX 8 VT-YAF,
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Date:Thursday 27 October 2022
Time:03:54 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic B38M model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Owner/operator:Akasa Air
Registration: VT-YAF
MSN: 43923/7700
Year of manufacture:2019
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Ahmedabad -   India
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Ahmedabad-Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD/VAAH)
Destination airport:Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Akasa Air flight QP1333, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, suffered a bird strike at 1900 feet during climbout after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport, India.
The flight continued to the destination, Delhi, where a dent in the nose radome was discovered.

Sources:

https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1585521636274733056
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-yaf#2dfe7f05https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1585521636274733056

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Oct-2022 06:44 harro Added
30-Oct-2022 06:28 Anon. Updated [Embed code, Narrative]

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