BA1497 birdstrike

Posted by Badyk@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 10 comments

BA1497 birdstrike

I was flying from Glasgow>Heathrow yesterday morning (BA1497). Didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary until we entered the usual hold during descent and the captain announced that there was a minor technical issue with the aircraft. He continued that we’d be making a normal landing but stopping on a taxiway for The Fire Service to inspect the front of the plane.

Played out exactly as planned. Normal approach/landing, we stopped for 5 minutes or so then taxied to a remote stand and disembarked. I presume it happened on takeoff/climb out and they decided to continue. Great job by the crew and Fire Service!