JAKARTA - Amasa Air's Boeing 737 Max jet collided with a bird while trying to increase its altitude shortly after taking off, said Directorate General of Indian Aviation.
Ahmedabad Airport released a picture showing a large block bleeding on the nose of the plane. Airplane collisions with birds can be very dangerous, especially if birds enter a jet turbine, where they can cause serious damage to the engine.
That was the fate of US Airways Flight 1549 in January 2009, when the plane flew to a flock of birds, causing both engines to fail.
The plane piloted by Captain target Sullenberger then made an emergency landing on the Hudson river in New York, saving all passengers and crew.
Images of the damaged Akasa Air plane were tweeted by Indian freelancer Tarun Shukla.
"Today, the Akasa B-737-8 (Max) aircraft operating the QP-1333 (Ahmedabad-Delta) flight experienced a bird attack as it climbed past 1900 feet. After the landing in Delhi, Radome's damage was observed. The aircraft declared the AOG (Aircraft on ground) in Delhi," said the Director General of Civil Aviation, launching The National News Oct. 27.
Boeing-737 Max has a number of accident records after being introduced in 2017, following two accidents resulting in a total of 346 deaths.
The plane was later banned from flying between March 2019 and November 2020 following a massive international investigation, which found faulty flight control software on board.
In June this year, the aircraft completed 600,000 flights safely for 1.5 million hours in the air, according to Boeing's commercial marketing vice president Darren Hulst.
Some experts say intensive surveillance after the two Boeing 737 Max disasters has made it one of the safest aircraft in the world.
Just happened :- Akasa Air's @Boeing 737-MAX, VT-YAF operating flight QP-1333 from Ahmedabad to Delhi hit by a bird - Happened during climb - Radome found damaged. @AkasaAir plane declared AOG at @DelhiAirport. 🛩️ pic.twitter.com/yQ5vuXu1pm
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) October 27, 2022
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