Qantas Airbus A330 Returns to Perth, Australia…Bird Strike
Qantas Airbus A330
A Qantas Airbus A330 flight had to return to Perth, Australia yesterday when the plane suffered a bird strike.
Qantas Flight 776 was scheduled to fly to Melbourne with 256 people on board when reports say a loud bang was heard on the right side of the aircraft. It was determined that a bird took out the right-hand engine.
Pilots shut down the engine and returned to Perth for a safe landing. No on was reported injured.
The airplane was taken out of service.
Image: Flickr [Plane Geezer]
Category: Airnation
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