ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89518
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| Date: | 19-OCT-2009 |
| Time: | 14:20 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-3Q8 |
| Owner/operator: | bmibaby |
| Registration: | G-OBMP |
| MSN: | 24963/2193 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 132 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Ireland West Airport (EIKN) -
 Ireland
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Ireland West Airport (EIKN) |
| Manchester (EGCC) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On take-off from EIKN the aircraft encountered a flock of lapwings and sustained multiple bird strikes. Both engines were damaged, with bending and distortion of a number of the fan blades of No. 1 engine and the loss of a portion of the acoustic panel from No. 2 engine. The aircraft diverted to Shannon Airport (EINN) where it landed without further incident. No bird patrol had been carried out by Airport staff at EIKN for a period of approximately two and a half hours prior to the aircraft’s departure.
Sources:
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Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Jan-2011 03:58 | harro | Added |
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