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| Date: | Tuesday 8 February 2022 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Peace, lsf SmartLynx Malta |
| Registration: | 9H-SLJ |
| MSN: | 3880 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Benin City Airport (BNI/DNBE) -
 Nigeria
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Abuja-Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV/DNAA) |
| Benin City Airport (BNI/DNBE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Air Peace flight P47172, an Airbus A320-214, suffered a bird strike on landing at Benin Airport, Nigeria.
The aircraft was unable to carry out the continuing flight 7173 to Lagos and a replacement aircraft was flown in.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/p47172#2ac00566
https://businessday.ng/news/article/passengers-disembark-after-airpeaces-aircraft-engines-suffer-bird-strike/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2022 15:09 | harro | Added |
| 09-Feb-2022 15:09 | harro | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
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