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| Date: | Monday 25 July 2022 |
| Time: | 07:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8K2 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Transavia Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-HZJ |
| MSN: | 30389/549 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 145 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Rotterdam/The Hague Airport (RTM/EHRD) -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Rotterdam/The Hague Airport (RTM/EHRD) |
| Split Airport (SPU/LDSP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Transavia flight HV6261, a Boeing 737-8K2 suffered a bird strike on takeoff from runway 24 at Rotterdam/The Hague Airport (RTM/EHRD).
In subsequent radio contact with ATC, the flight crew reported observing three storks on the runway, expecting to have hit all three. The flight then reported high vibrations of engine no.2 and that they wanted to divert to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport.
The aircraft landed safely on runway 27, some 32 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
Update nav Transavia toestel met motorproblemen boven #Barendrecht vanochtend: "We dachten 3 ooievaars op de startbaan te zien, dus waarschijnlijk hebben we ze allemaal geraakt" In ieder geval 1 ooievaar werd teruggevonden (Air Traffic Control audio ingekort, in het Engels): pic.twitter.com/byMXBlJMR9
— BarendrechtNU (@BarendrechtnuNL) July 25, 2022
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 September 2016 | PH-HZJ | Transavia Airlines | 0 | near Rotterdam/The Hague Airport (RTM/EHRD) | |
min |
| Bird strike | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2022 12:07 | harro | Added |
| 25-Jul-2022 12:07 | harro | Updated [Source, ] |
| 25-Jul-2022 12:23 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 15-Nov-2022 23:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 27-May-2023 01:19 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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