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| Date: | Thursday 22 March 2018 |
| Time: | c. 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-89L (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Air China |
| Registration: | B-5442 |
| MSN: | 36745/3049 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) -
 Hong Kong
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tianjin Airport (TSN/ZBTJ) |
| Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air China flight CA103, a Boeing 737-800, sustained substantial damage to the nose radome of the aircraft after suffering a bird strike.
It is unclear when exactly during the flight the bird hit occurred.
The aircraft was repaired and performed the flight back to Tianjin with a delay of almost 10 hours.
Sources:
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/air-china-plane-left-with-large-dent-in-nose-after-suspected-bird-strike
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2018/03/24/air-china-plane-left-with-large-dent-in-nose-after-suspected-bird-strike/
Location
Media:
Air China plane left with large dent in nose after suspected 'bird strike'https://t.co/rcTM5Ag4Ak pic.twitter.com/7RXRiVRc3E
— The Straits Times (@STcom) March 24, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2018 08:57 | harro | Added |
| 24-Mar-2018 08:58 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 29-Jun-2023 05:30 | RDV | Updated |
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