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| Date: | Tuesday 10 September 2019 |
| Time: | c. 08:18 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8CT (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Swoop |
| Registration: | C-GXRW |
| MSN: | 39082/5511 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Abbotsford Airport, BC (YXX/CYXX) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Abbotsford Airport, BC (YXX/CYXX) |
| Edmonton International Airport, AB (YEG/CYEG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Swoop flight WO312, a Boeing 737-800, returned to land after bird (reportedly one or more geese) was ingested in engine no.2 on takeoff. A video of the incident shows the engine surging.
Sources:
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/flames-coming-out-of-the-engine-emergency-landing-in-abbotsford-after-plane-hits-geese-1.4586348?cache=%3FclipId%3D104069
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/wo312#220be532
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 July 2022 | C-GXRW | Swoop | 0 | Edmonton International Airport, AB (YEG/CYEG) | |
min |
| Tire failure | ||||||
| 16 February 2023 | C-GXRW | Swoop | 0 | near Atlanta, GA |  |
non |
| Loss of pressurization | ||||||
Location
Media:
“I started seeing flames coming out of the right engine.” Passengers describe the terrifying moments before the plane they were on made an emergency landing in #Abbotsford. https://t.co/VCYOvhiuAh pic.twitter.com/hxto3cY2Rg
— Allison Hurst (@AllisonM_Hurst) September 11, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2019 20:04 | harro | Added |
| 10-Sep-2019 20:05 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Sep-2019 11:46 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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