Austrian A320 at Hamburg on Aug 25th 2018, bird strike
Last Update: August 25, 2018 / 21:13:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 25, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Austrian Airlines
Flight number
OS-173
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Hamburg, Germany
Aircraft Registration
OE-LXD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight OS-174 and is still on the ground in Hamburg about 8 hours after landing.
The airline reported the aircraft received a bird strike during flight OS-173. The return flight was cancelled.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 25, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Austrian Airlines
Flight number
OS-173
Departure
Vienna, Austria
Destination
Hamburg, Germany
Aircraft Registration
OE-LXD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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