Created Wednesday, Jul 14th 2021 11:37Z, last updated Wednesday, Jul 14th 2021 11:37Z
An Emirates Boeing 777-300, registration A6-ECF performing flight
EK-205 from Milan Malpensa (Italy) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was climbing out of Milan's runway 17R when the aircraft flew through a hailstorm and received hail impact damage to nose cone, windshield (cracked) engine inlets and wings. The crew stopped the climb at FL210, dumped fuel and returned to Malpensa for a safe landing on runway 35L about 90 minutes after departure.
The aircraft is still on the ground 19 hours after landing back.
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