Wizz A320 at Cluj on Jan 27th 2020, bird strike
Last Update: January 27, 2020 / 22:44:16 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 27, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-3351
Departure
Cluj, Romania
Destination
Brussels Charleroi, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
HA-LPU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Katowice Airport reported the aircraft diverted to Katowice as the aircraft needed to be changed.
A replacement A320-200 registration HA-LWA reached Charleroi Airport with a delay of about 2 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Katowice about 9.5 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 27, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-3351
Departure
Cluj, Romania
Destination
Brussels Charleroi, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
HA-LPU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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