Indigo A320 at Mumbai on Sep 27th 2020, bird strike
Last Update: September 27, 2020 / 14:59:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 27, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-5047
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IEK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200N registration VT-IVN reached Delhi with a delay of about 2.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Mumbai 9.5 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 27, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Indigo Airlines
Flight number
6E-5047
Departure
Mumbai, India
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-IEK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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