Iberia A343 at Madrid on Oct 1st 2012, bird strike
Last Update: October 1, 2012 / 22:54:33 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6463
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Quito, Ecuador
Aircraft Registration
EC-GUP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
A replacement Airbus A340-300 registration EC-GHX is estimated to reach Quito as flight IB-643R with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 1, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6463
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Quito, Ecuador
Aircraft Registration
EC-GUP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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