ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189883
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 September 2016 |
| Time: | 11:10 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-231 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Turkish Airlines |
| Registration: | TC-JSL |
| MSN: | 5667 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2533-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | nr Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA) -
 Turkey
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport (HAM/EDDH) |
| Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Turkish Airlines flight TK1668, an Airbus A321-231, suffered a bird strike on approach to Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport, Turkey. The flight from Hamburg was uneventful until the airplane struck an eagle while on final approach to runway 05 at Atatürk Airport. The eagle struck the nose landing gear and became stuck. No damage was noted after an inspection and the aircraft was released for service again.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/tk1668#aebf80d
http://www.airporthaber.com/thy-haberleri/thy-ucagina-giren-kartal-bu-hale-geldi.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 December 2017 | TC-JSL | Turkish Airlines | 0 | 64nm southeast of Munich |  |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2016 16:15 | harro | Added |
| 07-Sep-2016 17:50 | gerard57 | Updated [Damage] |
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