Indigo A320 at Chennai on Nov 16th 2017, bird strike
Last Update: November 16, 2017 / 21:59:55 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 16, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-1707
Departure
Chennai, India
Destination
Doha, Qatar
Aircraft Registration
VT-IEI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200 registration VT-IAN reached Doha with a delay of 3:45 hours.
The occurrence aircraft, that had received damage to a landing light and the leading edge of the wing, returned to service after about 19 hours on the ground.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 16, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-1707
Departure
Chennai, India
Destination
Doha, Qatar
Aircraft Registration
VT-IEI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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