Bird hits passenger jet landing at Heathrow
leaving a large bloody dent on its nose
The plane remained grounded for 21 hours until a replacement was found
The plane was grounded for 21 hours before the nose was replaced Amir Hashim/Facebook
A bird has struck a passenger jet leaving a large dent in its nose as it was coming in to land at Heathrow.
The EgyptAir flight from Cairo was grounded for 21 hours after the incident before a replacement nose could be located.
Pictures of the damage show a large exposed dent in the Boeing 737-800 complete with blood and feathers.
The aircraft, which had 71 passengers on board, managed to safely land at the airport on Friday, reports the Aviation Herald.
Amir Hashim, a Senior Procurement Specialist for Egyptair, posted these images on to Facebook.
Mr Hashim wrote alongside the photographs:"SU-GDZ operating yesterday evening's MS779 arrival suffered a bird strike on approach.
"The damage caused is clearly evident and SU-GDZ will be grounded until a new radome is fitted. Now, who has a spare?"
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