Vistara A320 at Delhi on Dec 14th 2021, bird strike

Last Update: December 15, 2021 / 20:49:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 14, 2021

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UK-641

Departure
Delhi, India

Destination
Lucknow, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-TTK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Vistara Airbus A320-200, registration VT-TTK performing flight UK-641 from Delhi to Lucknow (India) with 148 people on board, was climbing through 2600 feet out of Delhi's runway 11 when the aircraft received a bird strike. The crew continued the flight, climbed to FL290 and landed on Lucknow's runway 27 about an hour later.

A replacement Airbus A320-200N registration VT-TNC performed the return flight with a delay of about 5.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Lucknow about 35 hours after landing. According to Indian media reports it received damage to the left side of the fuselage.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 14, 2021

Classification
Incident

Flight number
UK-641

Departure
Delhi, India

Destination
Lucknow, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-TTK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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