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Date: | Thursday 22 March 2018 |
Time: | c. 13:15 LT |
Type: | Boeing 737-89L (WL) |
Owner/operator: | Air China |
Registration: | B-5442 |
MSN: | 36745/3049 |
Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | near Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) -
Hong Kong
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Tianjin Airport (TSN/ZBTJ) |
Destination airport: | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Air China flight CA103, a Boeing 737-800, sustained substantial damage to the nose radome of the aircraft after suffering a bird strike.
It is unclear when exactly during the flight the bird hit occurred.
The aircraft was repaired and performed the flight back to Tianjin with a delay of almost 10 hours.
Sources:
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/air-china-plane-left-with-large-dent-in-nose-after-suspected-bird-strike https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2018/03/24/air-china-plane-left-with-large-dent-in-nose-after-suspected-bird-strike/ Media:
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