Date: | Sunday 27 August 2023 |
Time: | c. 19:15 UTC |
Type: | Boeing 737-81Z (WL) |
Owner/operator: | Iraqi Airways |
Registration: | YI-ASW |
MSN: | 40085/6529 |
Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | near Sulaimani - Iraq |
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Passenger |
Departure airport: | Madinah-Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED/OEMA) |
Sulaymaniyah International Airport (ISU/ORSU) | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A bird strike damaged the nose cone of the Iraqi Airways Boeing 737-800NG aircraft bound for Kurdistan Region's Sulaimani on Sunday night.
— Kurdistan 24 English (@K24English) August 28, 2023
All passengers and crew reported unharmed.
The aircraft has been taken out of service for maintenance.
📸Submitted to K24 pic.twitter.com/fQ62kkeaMh
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29-Aug-2023 17:53 | harro | Added |
29-Aug-2023 17:54 | harro | Updated |