AirAsia A320 at Penang on Nov 13th 2022, bird strike
Last Update: November 16, 2022 / 15:27:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 13, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
AirAsia
Flight number
AK-6113
Departure
Penang, Malaysia
Destination
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Aircraft Registration
9M-AHE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A passenger reported the aircraft levelled off, the fasten seat belt signs were turned off. There were unusual sounds from the right hand side similiar to an engine (CFM56) spooling down and spooling up. About 5 minutes later the seat belt signs came back on and the aircraft returned to Penang. After landing the captain announced they suspected a bird strike, the passenger should remain on board while maintenance checks the aircraft. About 30 minutes the passengers were asked to disembark. A replacement aircraft took them to Kuala Lumpur.
A replacement A320-200 registration 9M-AGU reached Kuala Lumpur with a delay of 5:15 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service 24 hours later.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 13, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
AirAsia
Flight number
AK-6113
Departure
Penang, Malaysia
Destination
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Aircraft Registration
9M-AHE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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