Arabia A320 at Thiruvananthapuram on Aug 9th 2017, bird strike
Last Update: August 10, 2017 / 22:35:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 9, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Arabia
Flight number
G9-445
Departure
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Destination
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
A6-AOS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A post flight inspection the aircraft had received a bird strike.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 16.5 hours, then was able to depart again the following morning and reached Sharjah with a delay of 17 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 9, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Arabia
Flight number
G9-445
Departure
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Destination
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
A6-AOS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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