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| Date: | Tuesday 5 May 2015 |
| Time: | c. 14:40 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8F2 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | THY Turkish Airlines |
| Registration: | TC-JHE |
| MSN: | 35744/2733 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Nevşehir -
 Türkiye
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA) |
| Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV/LTAZ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Turkish Airlines flight TK2004 from Istanbul to Nevşehir, Turkey, suffered a bird strike to the nose radome during the approach into Nevşehir.
The aircraft landed safely at Nevşehir about 14:41 hours local time (11:41 UTC).
The Boeing 737-800, TC-JHE, was ferried back to Istanbul around midnight and was back in service on May 6.
Sources:
http://www.airporthaber.com/havacilik-haberleri/thy-ucagi-bu-hale-geldi.html
Media:
#BirdStrike impressionnant sur un B737 @TurkishAirlines #TK2004 #AvGeek pic.twitter.com/kIybRKFy2j
— Flight-Report ✈ (@flight_report) May 5, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2015 07:24 | harro | Added |
| 07-May-2015 16:21 | Chieftain | Updated [Destination airport, Embed code, ] |
| 10-May-2015 09:26 | StreetF117 | Updated [Cn, ] |
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