Spring Airlines A320 at Hongqiao on Mar 31st 2019, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
Last Update: April 1, 2019 / 21:55:50 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 31, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Spring Airlines
Flight number
9C-8949
Departure
Shanghai Hongqiao, China
Destination
Shenzhen, China
Aircraft Registration
B-8590
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200 registration B-1892 reached Shenzhen with a delay of 3 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 16 hours before returning to service.
The airline reported the crew rejected takeoff due to a bird strike.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 31, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Spring Airlines
Flight number
9C-8949
Departure
Shanghai Hongqiao, China
Destination
Shenzhen, China
Aircraft Registration
B-8590
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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