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KLM Boeing 747-400 at Curacao on Jan 20th 2017, bird strike
A KLM Boeing 747-400, registration PH-BFL performing flight KL-736 from Curacao (Curacao) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was climbing out of Curacao's runway 11 when an engine (CF6) ingested a bird (www.aeroinside.com) Plus d'info...
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the Jumbo Jet it's nick name or the Boeing 747 with a bird strike still has three powerful engines to fly on with one shut down
Interesting that the crew continued to FL250. Assuming the affected engine was shut down there may have been some airframe damage causing vibration or trim issues requiring a return. However, if damage was not apparent a continuation towards possibly JFK where maintenance and alternate pax routing options are plentiful without wasting fuel. Not that I wouldn't mind extra vacation time in Curacao!
