Middle East A320 at Istanbul on Jul 6th 2018, bird strike
Last Update: July 6, 2018 / 19:44:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 6, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Middle East Airlines
Flight number
ME-266
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Beirut, Lebanon
Aircraft Registration
T7-MRB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Istanbul about 10 hours after landing back.
The airline reported a large bird impacted the aircraft. The passengers were taken to hotels, the flight was rescheduled for the following day.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 6, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Middle East Airlines
Flight number
ME-266
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Beirut, Lebanon
Aircraft Registration
T7-MRB
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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