India A321 at Guwahati on Jan 19th 2018, bird strike
Last Update: January 20, 2018 / 22:13:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 19, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-889
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Guwahati, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-PPI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The airline reported the impact was so powerful that it could have caused a hole in the airframe. The bird impacted the aircraft just when the gear was lowered. The aircraft was unable to continue for the next sector to Imphal.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Guwahati about 39 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 19, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-889
Departure
Delhi, India
Destination
Guwahati, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-PPI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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