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| Date: | Tuesday 7 May 2024 |
| Time: | 12:22 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-343 |
| Owner/operator: | Discover Airlines |
| Registration: | D-AFYR |
| MSN: | 1711 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 266 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Mombasa-Moi International Airport (MBA/HKMO) -
 Kenya
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Mombasa-Moi International Airport (MBA/HKMO) |
| Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Discover Airlines flight 4Y135, an Airbus A330-343, suffered a bird strike immediately after takeoff from Mombasa-Moi International Airport (MBA). The no.2 engine was affected and the flight returned for a safe landing at MBA.
Sources:
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/a-flight-to-germany-grounded-in-mombasa-after-making-emergency--4617304
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/d-afyr#3519cd95
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 August 2016 | HB-JHR | Edelweiss Air | 0 | 13 NM NW of Zürich Airport |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2024 13:32 | ASN | Added |
| 12-May-2024 13:33 | ASN | Updated [Location, Nature, Narrative] |
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