Aeroflot A321 at Nizhnevartovsk on Sep 29th 2020, flock of birds

Last Update: September 29, 2020 / 14:43:45 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 29, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-1646

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BTU

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An Aeroflot Airbus A321-200, registration VQ-BTU performing flight SU-1646 (dep Sep 28th) from Moscow Sheremetyevo to Nizhnevartovsk (Russia), was on approach to Nizhnevartovsk when the aircraft flew through a flock of birds and received a number of bird strikes. The aircraft continued for a safe landing.

A post flight inspection revealed bird hits to the radome causing a dent and fracture at the edge of the radome, left hand engine, leading edge of left hand wing and nose landing gear.

43 of the 62 passengers waiting for the return flight SU-1647 were rebooked onto a S7 flight, the others received accomodation and are estimated to reach Moscow with the flight on Sep 30th.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 29, 2020

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-1646

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BTU

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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