Allegiant A320 at Orlando on Aug 22nd 2018, bird strike
Last Update: August 24, 2018 / 21:33:18 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 22, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Allegiant Air
Flight number
G4-2292
Departure
Orlando Sanford, United States
Destination
Syracuse, United States
Aircraft Registration
N254NV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A passenger reported they notice the engines were no longer running at full power shortly after departure, the crew announced they had a bird strike and they would fly around a little to burn fuel. The aircraft landed safely back, a replacement aircraft departed with a delay of 3:50 hours.
A replacement A320-200 registration N249NV reached Syracuse with a delay of 3:50 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 22, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Allegiant Air
Flight number
G4-2292
Departure
Orlando Sanford, United States
Destination
Syracuse, United States
Aircraft Registration
N254NV
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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