SAS A20N at Stockholm on May 17th 2021, bird strike
Last Update: May 17, 2021 / 15:49:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 17, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Flight number
SK-1012
Departure
Stockholm, Sweden
Destination
Skelleftea, Sweden
Aircraft Registration
SE-ROI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
A replacement A320-200N registration SE-ROH departed about 70 minutes after SE-ROI landed and reached Skelleftea with a delay of about 95 minutes.
A passenger reported the crew suspected a bird strike and decided to return to Stockholm.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground at Arlanda Airport about 8.5 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 17, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Flight number
SK-1012
Departure
Stockholm, Sweden
Destination
Skelleftea, Sweden
Aircraft Registration
SE-ROI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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