Jet Airways aircraft grounded after bird-hit

A Jet Airways aircraft suffered major damage after a bird-hit and was grounded at the Hyderabad airport on landing Tuesday night, airline sources said. The Boeing 737, carrying 116 passengers and crew, was on a flight from Delhi to Hyderabad. When the aircraft landed and reached the arrival bay safely at about 1930 hours, it was found that five blades of the aircraft's engine were damaged, the sources said, adding it could not be ascertained where the bird-hit occurred. The aircraft was then grounded at Hyderabad airport. As a result, about 40 passengers booked on its return flight were accommodated on a flight of the state-owned carrier Indian, the sources said.

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