Titan A320 at Banjul on Apr 26th 2019, bird strike

Last Update: May 7, 2019 / 21:37:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 26, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
ZT-792

Aircraft Registration
G-POWK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Titan Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-POWK performing flight ZT-792 from Banjul (Gambia) to London Gatwick,EN (UK), was climbing out of Banjul's runway 32 when a vulture collided with the aircraft causing damage to the first officer's windscreen. The crew stopped the climb at 3000 feet, burned off fuel and returned to Banjul for a safe landing on runway 32 about 100 minutes after departure.

A passenger reported a replacement A320-200 registration G-POWM brought engineers and spare parts in the next day, the original crew flew them to Gatwick the following day with a delay of about 24 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 26, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
ZT-792

Aircraft Registration
G-POWK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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