Tianjin A320 near Wuhan on Jul 26th 2018, hail strike
Last Update: July 27, 2018 / 18:51:47 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 26, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tianjin Airlines
Flight number
GS-7865
Departure
Tianjin, China
Destination
Haikou, China
Aircraft Registration
B-1052
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200 registration B-8069 reached Haikou with a delay of 7 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft accidentally encountered hail while enroute which caused the rupture of the outer left hand windshield and damage to the radome. The aircraft diverted to Wuhan.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 26, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Tianjin Airlines
Flight number
GS-7865
Departure
Tianjin, China
Destination
Haikou, China
Aircraft Registration
B-1052
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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