France A319 at Paris on Jun 15th 2021, bird strike
Last Update: June 16, 2021 / 14:05:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 15, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-7538
Departure
Paris Orly, France
Destination
Montpellier, France
Aircraft Registration
F-GRHE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
A replacement A319-100 registration F-GRHJ reached Montpellier with a delay of 2 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Paris about 33 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 15, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-7538
Departure
Paris Orly, France
Destination
Montpellier, France
Aircraft Registration
F-GRHE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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