Incident: Cathay Pacific B744 at Delhi on Oct 30th 2015, bird strike
By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Oct 30th 2015 14:16Z, last updated Friday, Oct 30th 2015 14:16Z
A Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration B-LID performing flight CX-37 from Delhi (India) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was climbing out of Delhi’s runway 11 when the aircraft received a bird strike. The crew stopped the climb at FL100, dumped fuel and returned to Delhi for a safe landing on runway 11 about one hour after departure.
The airline confirmed a bird strike on departure.
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