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| Date: | Saturday 9 January 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-524 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | UTair |
| Registration: | VP-BXY |
| MSN: | 27328/2640 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-3 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | near Krasnodar -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Krasnodar Airport (KRR/URKK) |
| Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV/URMM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
UTair flight 481, a Boeing 737-500, suffered a bird strike on a flight from Krasnodar to Mineralnye Vody, Russia.
En route the flight crew noticed increased vibration of the right engine (around 3 units). The flight landed safely at 09:35 UTC.
During a post-flight inspection, traces of a bird were found, which caused damage to 5 fan blades.
The aircraft resumed service the next day.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vp-bxy#26861c90
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 December 2020 | VP-BXY | UTair | 0 | Surgut Airport (SGC/USRR) | |
non |
| 22 November 2021 | VP-BXY | UTair Aviation | 0 | near Ufa | |
non |
| Loss of pressurization | ||||||
| 15 March 2024 | RA-73037 | UTair Airlines | 0 | over the Shatura area | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2021 20:08 | harro | Added |
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