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| Date: | Monday 2 April 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8KN (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | flydubai |
| Registration: | A6-FEI |
| MSN: | 40261/4671 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 113 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Hambantota-Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI/VCRI) -
 Sri Lanka
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
| Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI/VCRI) |
The aircraft was involved in a bird strike while landing at HRI from CMB. The flight was delayed for several hours.
Sources:
https://www.hirunews.lk/187488/bird-strike-delays-dubai-bound-flight-at-mattala
https://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Bird-strike-on-Flydubai-Boeing-aircraft-at-MRIA-148152.html#sthash.wA9BkYj1.uxfs
https://www.arabianbusiness.com/industries/transport/393384-flydubai-aircraft-struck-by-bird-in-sri-lanka
http://kva.gr/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=135&lang=en
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