Aeroflot A321 at Nizhnevartovsk on Sep 29th 2020, flock of birds
Last Update: September 29, 2020 / 14:43:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 29, 2020
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flock of birds
Airline
Aeroflot
Flight number
SU-1646
Departure
Moscow Sheremetyevo, Russia
Destination
Nizhnevartovsk, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BTU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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
Cause
Flock of birds
Airline
Aeroflot
Flight number
SU-1646
Departure
Moscow Sheremetyevo, Russia
Destination
Nizhnevartovsk, Russia
Aircraft Registration
VQ-BTU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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