2014-07-11 Transavia Boeing 737-800 hit by birds near Girona
Narrative
On final approach to runway 20 at Girona Costa Brava Airport in final dusk, the aircrafts flightpath crossed a flock of seagulls.
Several birds impacted on the nose, the cockpit windows, the engine intakes and the right wing leading edges.
However, the pilots keep full control of the aircraft and manged to continue the landing safely.
The 737 was taken out of service for repairs.for a couple of days.
Girona Airport is located about 15 Km away from the coastline.
OCCURENCE DATASET
Date: 2013-07-11 Time: 21:50
Location: LEGE GRO Girona Airport
Country: Spain
Flight phase: APR – Initial Approach (IFR), Final Approach, all Circuit Patterns, Missed Approach/Go-Around
Damage to a/c: minor
Flight
Flight no.: HV 5765
From: EHAM/AMS: Amsterdam-Schiphol Intl Airport To: LEGE/GRO: Girona Airport
Type: Passenger
Operator: Transavia
Aircraft
Type: Boeing 737-800
Registration: PH-HZN
Age a/c: 9,3 years
Constr. No.: 32943
Passengers
| Crew | Pax | Other | Total | |
| Occupants | – | – | ||
| Fatalities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JACDEC 20-year Statistics :
- 8th occurence of the airline
- 5th occurence at airport
- 1st occurence of aircraft (msn)
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Abbreviations
AP = Airport / AL = Airlines / Avn = Aviation / AW = Airways / C/N: Construction Number / DSP = Domestic Scheduled Passenger / DNP = Domestic Non-Scheduled Passenger / DSC = Domestic Scheduled Cargo / DNC= Domestic Non-Scheduled Cargo / GND = On the ground / parked, stored / FMN= Flying Mission, Air Work / FRY = Ferry-, Positioning Flight / IMC = Intrument Meteorological (flying) Conditions / ISP = International Scheduled Passenger / ISC=International Scheduled Cargo / INP = International Non-Scheduled Passenger / INC =International Non-Scheduled Cargo/ OPS = Flight Operation(s) / NRV = Non-revenue, Private Flight / TRN =Training Flight / TST = Test & Certification Flight / VMC = Visual Meteorological (flying) Conditions