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Cathay Pacific flight #CX198 from Auckland to Hong Kong safely returned to Auckland after the radome was hit by birds impact during climb-out.
The Boeing 777-300 (reg. B-KQR) nose was stoved in on impact with what was reported as “multiple birds”.
Pilots decided to dump fuel before returning to Auckland the spokeswoman said.