Vietnam A321 at Thanh Hoa on Apr 21st 2021, bird strike
Last Update: April 22, 2021 / 14:27:46 GMT/Zulu time
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
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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