Astana A21N at Istanbul and Almaty on Aug 23rd 2022, bird strike
Last Update: August 23, 2022 / 19:33:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 23, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Astana
Flight number
KC-912
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Aircraft Registration
EI-KGD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
Air Astana reported however that a post flight inspection revealed traces of a bird strike in one of the engines (PW1133G) requiring a borescopic inspection.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 23, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Astana
Flight number
KC-912
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Aircraft Registration
EI-KGD
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
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