Delta A332 at Seattle on Oct 8th 2015, bird strike
Last Update: October 9, 2015 / 19:40:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 8, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-281
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
N858NW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The flight was postponed to the next day.
The occurrence aircraft was able to depart for flight DL-281A the following day after 17 hours on the ground and is estimated to reach Hong Kong with a delay of 18 hours.
The airline reported the crew performed a precautionary return.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 8, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Delta Airlines
Flight number
DL-281
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
N858NW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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