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| Date: | Wednesday 22 March 2017 |
| Time: | c. 10:15 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner |
| Owner/operator: | Air India |
| Registration: | VT-ANJ |
| MSN: | 36281/54 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Engine model: | GE GEnx-1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 230 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | London Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Ahmedabad Airport (AMD/VAAH) |
| London-Heathrow Airport (LHR/EGLL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Air India Boeing 787-800, registration VT-ANJ performing flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad (India) to London Heathrow, (UK), was on approach to London Heathrow when a bird impacted the radome and left a large dent. The aircraft sustained damage to the nose cone. There were no injuries.The flight landed safely on runway 09L at London-Heathrow Airport about 10:29 local time.
The aircraft returned to Ahmedabad the next day.
Sources:
1. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3161200/air-india-heathrow-london-plane-grounded/
2. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ai171#cd04b86
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 July 2012 | Unreg. | Boeing | 0 | Charleston International Airport, SC (CHS/KCHS) |  |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2017 18:27 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Mar-2017 18:31 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Mar-2017 22:48 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Sep-2017 15:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Sep-2017 15:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 13-Dec-2017 09:52 | AF5541 | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 13-Dec-2017 09:55 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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