Red Wings A320 at Moscow on Sep 1st 2020, bird strike
Last Update: September 1, 2020 / 20:44:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 1, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Red Wings
Flight number
WZ-258
Departure
Krasnodar, Russia
Destination
Moscow Domodedovo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VP-BWX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A post flight inspection revealed the bird had penetrated the lower nose cone just at the connection to the fuselage and caused dents to the lower fuselage as well.
The aircraft is still on the ground about 6 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 1, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Red Wings
Flight number
WZ-258
Departure
Krasnodar, Russia
Destination
Moscow Domodedovo, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VP-BWX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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