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| Date: | Tuesday 25 April 2023 |
| Time: | 17:56 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-841 |
| Owner/operator: | Kuwait Airways |
| Registration: | 9K-APF |
| MSN: | 1964 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2020 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 7000-72 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Kuwait International Airport (KWI/OKBK) |
| New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Kuwait Airways flight KU117, an Airbus A330-841, suffered a bird strike during arrival at New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK).
The nose radome was damaged and one or more birds were ingested by one of the engines.
The incident aircraft resumed service about 31 hours after the ocurrence.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/9k-apf#3007d705
Location
Media:
تعرض طائرة #الخطوط_الجوية_الكويتية للاصطدام بطيور بعضها دخل مروحة المحرك اثناء مرحلة الهبوط في مطار #نيويورك
— بوبيان نيوز (@Bobian_News) April 28, 2023
@KuwaitAirways pic.twitter.com/XkMBr8dek1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2023 11:23 | harro | Added |
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