ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200372
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| Date: | Friday 13 October 2017 |
| Time: | 04:11 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8F2 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | THY Turkish Airlines |
| Registration: | TC-JVD |
| MSN: | 42007/4900 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 127 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Mombasa-Moi International Airport (MBA/HKMO) -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Mombasa-Moi International Airport (MBA/HKMO) |
| Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Turkish Airlines flight TK673 with 121 passengers and 6 crew returned to land at Mombasa-Moi International Airport, Kenya after suffering a bird strike on takeoff. The aircraft continued the climb to FL100 and entered a holding pattern overhead the airport to burn fuel.
A safe landing was made at 06:59 hours local time.
Reportedly a bird had been ingested in one of the engines.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/tc-jvd#f30533a
http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/thy-mombasa-istanbul-ucagi-geri-dondu/
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-10/13/c_136677470.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2017 20:31 | harro | Added |
| 17-Dec-2017 08:52 | AF5541 | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2017 08:52 | harro | Updated [Source] |
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