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| Date: | Sunday 9 December 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  ATR 72-500 (72-212A) |
| Owner/operator: | Precision Air |
| Registration: | 5H-PWD |
| MSN: | 880 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Mwanza Airport (MWZ/HTMW) -
 Tanzania
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Mwanza Airport (MWZ/HTMW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Precision Air ATR 72-500 suffered multiple bird strikes on approach to Mwanza Airport in Tanzania. The nose, windshield, nose landing gear, main landing gear and engines were hit.
Sources:
@aviationtz
Location
Media:
#Birdstrike Mwanza airport leo. Marubani wa @PrecisionAirTz wanastahili pongezi kwa ujasiri na kuweza kutua katika hali hii.
— Aviation Tanzania (@aviationtz) December 9, 2018
Hatua za haraka zichukuliwe na mamlaka husika za viwanja vya ndege #TAA na #TCAA ili kudhibiti hawa ndege katika viwanja vyetu. #Tusisubiri mengine pic.twitter.com/kum1QCYVX6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2018 18:27 | harro | Added |
| 09-Dec-2018 18:32 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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