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| Date: | Tuesday 3 July 2018 |
| Time: | c. 18:45 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Jet Airways |
| Registration: | VT-JXA |
| MSN: | 44861/6973 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2018 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM LEAP-1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Chennai Airport (MAA/VOMM) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM/VABB) |
| Chennai Airport (MAA/VOMM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Jet Airways flight 9W469, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, suffered a bird strike to one of the CFMI LEAP-1B engines on a flight from Chennai to Mumbai, India.
The aircraft landed safely at 18:50 LT. The aircraft was grounded for inspections.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/9w469#1cfdea84
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jet-airways-new-737-max-aircraft-suffers-bird-hit/articleshow/64846662.cms
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Media:
The 737-MAX-8 grounded due to bird hit. That's not a good feeling at all.. 😥😥 pic.twitter.com/WhhDWyZDM0
— manisha singhal (@manishasinghal) July 4, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2018 09:13 | harro | Added |
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