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| Date: | Sunday 27 August 2023 |
| Time: | 22:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-81Z (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Iraqi Airways |
| Registration: | YI-ASW |
| MSN: | 40085/6529 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Sulaimani -
 Iraq
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Madinah-Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED/OEMA) |
| Sulaymaniyah International Airport (ISU/ORSU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Iraqi Airways flight IA3202, a Boeing 737-81Z, suffered a bird strike, causing damage to the nose radome.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/yi-asw#31c6a651
Media:
A bird strike damaged the nose cone of the Iraqi Airways Boeing 737-800NG aircraft bound for Kurdistan Region's Sulaimani on Sunday night.
— Kurdistan 24 English (@K24English) August 28, 2023
All passengers and crew reported unharmed.
The aircraft has been taken out of service for maintenance.
?Submitted to K24 pic.twitter.com/fQ62kkeaMh
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2023 17:53 | harro | Added |
| 29-Aug-2023 17:54 | harro | Updated |
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