Indigo A320 at Ahmedabad on Jun 19th 2018, bird strike

Last Update: June 19, 2018 / 21:23:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 19, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-125

Destination
Kolkata, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-IEE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Indigo Airbus A320-200, registration VT-IEE performing flight 6E-125 from Ahmedabad to Kolkata (India) with 173 people on board, was climbing out of Ahmedabad's runway 05 when the crew reported a bird strike and stopped the climb at FL140. The aircraft returned to Ahmedabad for a safe landing on runway 23 about 25 minutes after departure.

A replacement A320-200 registration VT-IGJ reached Kolkata with a delay of 2.5 hours.

The airport reported a runway inspection recovered 3 dead pigeons from the runway surface.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 19, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-125

Destination
Kolkata, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-IEE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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