Jetlite B738 suffers bird strike

The crew of a Jetlite Boeing 737-800, registration VT-SIK performing flight S2-364 on Nov 17 from Kolkata to Bangalore (India) with 150 passengers and 6 crew, suspected they had struck a bird during departure from Kolkata and decided to return to Kolkata. The airplane landed safely about 15 minutes after departure.
The airport reported, that the crew suspected to have struck a bird during departure, subsequently an engine problem developed. A runway inspection revealed no evidence of a bird strike.
17/11/09 Simon Hradecky/Aviaton Herald

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