Thai AirAsia plane hits bird: Nakhon Si Thammarat

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Thai AirAsia plane hits bird



BANGKOK: -- Thai AirAsia flight from Bangkok to Nakhon Si Thammarat was delayed two hours after ground technicians discovered traces of airborne bird strike on one of its aircraft's engine.

The Airbus A 320 plane Flight FD 3188 from Don Mueang international airport landed at Nakhon Si Thammarat airport at 8.00 am.

While the plane was rechecked before returning to Bangkok on Flight FD 3189 at 8.30 am, ground technicians detected bird strike traces on one of its engines.

Many bird feathers were found in the engine but there was no damage to the rotor blades.

However for safety reason, the flight was put off pending full safety inspection.

Nakhon Si Thammarat airport director Kittichai Sajjaluck said he was among passengers on the flight from Bangkok but did not notice any unusual sign of impact.

As the plane was rechecked before returning to Bangkok, then bird strike was detected.

He said only the feathers were fund while the body might be crushed by the high jet pressure with no remain be seen.

He said the airport will chase the birds every 15 minutes before the plane will land and take off for safety reason.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/thai-airasia-plane-hits-bird/


-- Thai PBS 2014-10-16

[siam2007]

Kudos to the ground technicians that they actually DISCOVERED it.

NST is not such an aviation hub after all.....

[tolsti]

Standard procedure for a walk around prior to every departure. At night you use a torch. Bird ingestion is fairly messy, far less detectable is FOD.

[soalbundy]

Wasn't a Hornbill was it ??

[SOTIRIOS]

...at what altitude do they fly........

...seems to be happening 'regularly'.......

[kurnell]

Hope it wasn't a bbq chicken wing thrown out of the window

[DoctorG]

...at what altitude do they fly........

...seems to be happening 'regularly'.......

I was going to write something sarcastic about taking-off and landing but then I thought "no, I am better than that".

[KhnomKhnom]

Have u seen the video of a sailor sucked thru a warplane jet engine and pooped out the back side and full sized man unhurt walked away.

Something to see.

[masuk]

Have u seen the video of a sailor sucked thru a warplane jet engine and pooped out the back side and full sized man unhurt walked away.

Something to see.

Impossible! (IMHO)

[Rooo]

Have u seen the video of a sailor sucked thru a warplane jet engine and pooped out the back side and full sized man unhurt walked away.

Something to see.

Impossible! (IMHO)

Video exists ,

[LivinginKata]

Have u seen the video of a sailor sucked thru a warplane jet engine and pooped out the back side and full sized man unhurt walked away.

Something to see.

Impossible! (IMHO)

No - possible.

//update - I see Rooo has saved me the trouble of finding and posting. Thanks.

[rice555]

Hello All, he came back out the same way he went in, NOT through.

We had a guy get sucked in a 737-222(200 series) on a power run up,

but on the 200's, the front blades are fixed. 300 series on he would

have been spray on the tarmac.

rice555

[Gonsalviz]

Have u seen the video of a sailor sucked thru a warplane jet engine and pooped out the back side and full sized man unhurt walked away.

Something to see.

Impossible! (IMHO)

He actually came out the same way he went in. There is a big screen that kept him from being ingested. US Navy a-6 Intruder. Vid has been around for decades.