SAA A319 at Johannesburg on Oct 30th 2019, bird strike
Last Update: October 30, 2019 / 21:21:54 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 30, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
SAA South African Airways
Flight number
SA-143
Departure
Maputo, Mozambique
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-SFK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
A post flight inspection revealed a bird had struck the underside of the nose radome causing damage to the radome. The aircraft is still on the ground in Johannesburg about 11 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 30, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
SAA South African Airways
Flight number
SA-143
Departure
Maputo, Mozambique
Destination
Johannesburg, South Africa
Aircraft Registration
ZS-SFK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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