Guest Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Bird leaves massive dent in WestJet plane bound for Victoria BY HANA MAE NASSAR, PETER WAGNER Posted Jan 14, 2020 9:41 am MST Last Updated Jan 14, 2020 at 10:42 am MST A WestJet flight from Calgary to Victoria took a hit from a bird on Tuesday, forcing it to land in Vancouver. No one was hurt but the aircraft has been taken out of service to be inspected. (Submitted) SUMMARY A WestJet plane was taken out of service after it was obviously hit by a bird while on route from Calgary to Victoria The bird strike left a big dent in the nose of the plane, which was diverted to Vancouver The plane, carrying 31 passengers, landed 'normally,' WestJet says CALGARY (NEWS 1130) – A flight from Calgary bound for Victoria was forced to land in Vancouver on Tuesday after it obviously took a hit from a bird. The damage to the front end of the WestJet plane was captured in an image and sent to NEWS 1130. It shows the nose of the plane with a big dent in it. WestJet says the aircraft was diverted “due to the availability of maintenance resources,” and that it landed “normally.” Peter Wagner@peterjontheair NEW: @WestJet flight f/ Calgary to Victoria diverted to Vancouver after reporting a bird strike inbound to YYJ. The airline says the plane landed normally, and the plane has been removed from service for safety inspections. @NEWS1130 Here's a photo sent to us by a listener: The aircraft has now been removed from service so it can be looked over. There were 31 passengers on board at the time, and it doesn’t look like anyone was hurt. “We sincerely apologize for the interruption to our guests travel plans and any inconvenience this may have caused,” WestJet says in an email to NEWS 1130. “All guests are being reaccommodated throughout the remainder of the day on the next available flights.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airbusguy Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 More than just a bird,,,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conehead Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Must’ve been a whole squadron of them. Wonder what species they were? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Thanks, is it just the angle of the picture or is one of the blades missing a chunk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Bent tip, I suspect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanishing point Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Might be the lighting but that looks like a Bald eagle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon The Loon Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 16 minutes ago, vanishing point said: Might be the lighting but that looks like a Bald eagle Or a flock of 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internet Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 The photos are Interesting but the pax load is what caught my attention. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinair Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 6 direct hits by Geese. A go around was initiated to avoid many more, as I’m told 2d hand. I dare say with the winds, temperature and less rescuers in the vicinity, a successful ditching in the strait would have been more of a miracle than Sully’s event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 21 dead Geese were collected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Probably more if they were ingested into that left engine which it sounded like as WS missed approach over Sidney this am the compressor stall noise was very clear as they carried out their procedures enroute to YVR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon The Loon Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Regardless, a well-ended story for everyone. 'Cept the geese. Eagles. Whateverrr.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinair Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Maybe they did the GA into the flock then....Lol No details yet as to the distance from the rwy or altitude. From my armchair I would continue to land if short final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 1 hour ago, thinair said: Maybe they did the GA into the flock then....Lol No details yet as to the distance from the rwy or altitude. From my armchair I would continue to land if short final. And keep the flaps down to the gate... just sayin'. But good job regardless in what was a pucker-factor situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbrake Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 From the flight aware profile they got as low as 900ft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 With the foul YVR WX that day, I imagine the geese were not in their normal resting / feeding areas due to the snow cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conehead Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, Marshall said: With the foul YVR WX that day, I imagine the geese were not in their normal resting / feeding areas due to the snow cover Fowl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 33 minutes ago, conehead said: Fowl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 47 minutes ago, conehead said: Fowl? Def. not good weather for fowls and based on the road / wx reports the weather was def. foul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.k. Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Fowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AAS Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 19 hours ago, thinair said: I dare say with the winds, temperature and less rescuers in the vicinity, a successful ditching in the strait would have been more of a miracle than Sully’s event. And that was 11 years ago. January 15, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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