Vietnam A321 at Thanh Hoa on Apr 21st 2021, bird strike

Last Update: April 22, 2021 / 14:27:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 21, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Vietnam Airlines

Flight number
VN-1500

Departure
Dalat, Vietnam

Destination
Thanh Hoa, Vietnam

Aircraft Registration
VN-A339

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A Vietnam Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration VN-A339 performing flight VN-1500 from Dalat to Thanh Hoa (Vietnam), landed on Thanh Hoa's Tho Xuan Airport's runway 31 but received a bird strike damaging the aft brakes hydraulic line at the right main landing gear. The aircraft slowed safely and taxied to the apron.

The aircraft was unable to perform the return flight. A replacement A321-200 registration VN-A327 positioned to Thanh Hoa and reached Dalat as flight VN-1501 with a delay of 4 hours.

The occurrence aircraft needed to remain on the ground for repairs and departed for the next flight about 7.5 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 21, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Vietnam Airlines

Flight number
VN-1500

Departure
Dalat, Vietnam

Destination
Thanh Hoa, Vietnam

Aircraft Registration
VN-A339

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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