An Air France A350-900 that was operating flight AF291 between Osaka-Kansai (KIX), in Japan, and Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) on May 28, 2023, was forced to declare an emergency at 11.00 JST and return to the airport of departure after, apparently, having its nose cone damaged by a bird strike.
On May 28, 2023, an Air France A350-900 flying the AF291 route between Osaka-Kansai (KIX) in Japan and Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) was forced to declare an emergency and land at the departure airport after presumably suffering damage to its nose cone from a bird hit.
The pilots reported a technical issue impacting the aircraft's weather radar and speedometer about 30 minutes into the flight, by which time the aircraft had already reached its cruising altitude of 35,000 feet.
Pictures of the A350 taxiing at Osaka-Kansai following the emergency landing have surfaced on social media; the aircraft's nose cone is clearly damaged, most likely as a result of the bird strike experienced during takeoff.
The aircraft, with the registration F-HTYO, had only recently begun operation with Air France and was carrying 324 passengers in addition to the crew when the event occurred.
🇫🇷 L’Airbus A350 d’Air France, immatriculé F-HTYO, est désormais immobilisé à l’aéroport d’Osaka au Japon après un choc aviaire survenu au décollage.
— air plus news (@airplusnews) May 28, 2023
▫️L’avion a volé quelques heures avant de venir se poser en urgence au Japon.
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