Volaris A320 at Tijuana on Oct 9th 2019, bird strike
Last Update: October 11, 2019 / 20:55:55 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 9, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Volaris
Flight number
Y4-845
Departure
Tepic, Mexico
Destination
Tijuana, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
N509VL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Tijuana about 50 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 9, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Volaris
Flight number
Y4-845
Departure
Tepic, Mexico
Destination
Tijuana, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
N509VL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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