ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184489
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| Date: | Sunday 14 February 2016 |
| Time: | c. 16:32 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8AS (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Ryanair |
| Registration: | EI-EKS |
| MSN: | 38504/3203 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 177 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) |
| København-Kastrup Airport (CPH/EKCH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ryanair flight FR161 returned to Dublin Airport, Ireland after sustaining a bird strike on rotation.
The Boeing 737-800 took off from runway 28 at 16:31 hours (UTC and local time) and climbed to an altitude of 18050 feet in a northerly direction. At 16:39 the flight requested to return to Dublin. The flight was cleared to descend to FL70. The aircraft then entered a holding pattern before commencing the approach for a safe landing on runway 28 at 17:07 hours.
An aircraft that landed about 6 minutes after the incident reported observing bird debris near taxiway E6, which is about 1870 m down the runway.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/fr161/#8d127ec
https://twitter.com/DUB_Aviation/status/698911917339865089
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2016 18:37 | harro | Added |
| 14-Feb-2016 18:42 | harro | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2016 18:53 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2016 06:43 | AF5541 | Updated [Total occupants] |
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