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| Date: | Saturday 13 July 2019 |
| Time: | c. 07:17 UTC |
| Type: |  Fokker 100 |
| Owner/operator: | Virgin Australia Airlines |
| Registration: | VH-FZI |
| MSN: | 11333 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Tay |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Broome, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Broome Airport, WA (BME/YBRM) |
| Perth Airport, WA (PER/YPPH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Virgin Australia flight VA1486, a Fokker 100, returned to land at Broome, Australia, after reportedly suffering a bird strike on departure.
The aircraft landed back at Broome at 08:39, about 1 hour and 23 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-fzi#2143f23c
Media:
@7NewsPerth Virgin flight VA1486 encounters a bird strike on departure from Broome today, spending the next hour dumping fuel before attempting an emergency landing, and landed safely at 4.43pm pic.twitter.com/zA5ZsnKO5j
— Brendon S (@sadsm3) July 13, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2019 12:36 | harro | Added |
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