Created Friday, Mar 19th 2021 21:36Z, last updated Saturday, Mar 27th 2021 21:33Z
A National Cargo Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration N729CA performing flight
N8-860 from Chicago Rockford,IL (USA) to Agadir (Morocco), was on approach to Agadir's runway 27 when a bird impacted the aircraft. The aircraft continued for a safe landing.
The aircraft was unable to continue its schedule and was still on the ground at Agadir 3 days and 11 hours later. Several tons of spare parts needed to be flown in for repairs.
Following another delivery of spare parts including parts of the flaps and spoilers the aircraft was able to depart Agadir on Mar 27th 2021 for a positioning flight for Frankfurt Hahn (Germany), where the repairs are to be completed.
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