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| Date: | Friday 4 September 2009 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-170STD |
| Owner/operator: | British Airways (BA CityFlyer) |
| Registration: | G-LCYD |
| MSN: | 17000294 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | Near Recife Airport (REC/SBRF) -
 Brazil
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Recife-Guararapes International Airport, PE (REC/SBRF) |
| Sal-Amilcar Cabral International Airport (SID/GVAC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While operating a delivery flight from Recife on a multi stop trip to British Airways the aircraft struck a bird. This caused minor damage to the radome. The aircraft safely returned to Recife. The aircraft was ferried back unpressurized to São José dos Campos Airport for repairs.
Sources:
https://www.airliners.net/photo/British-Airways-BA-CityFlyer/Embraer-170STD-ERJ-170-100STD/1578460
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2024 06:51 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 20-Sep-2024 06:52 | ASN | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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