Indigo A20N at Surat on Feb 26th 2023, bird strike

Last Update: February 27, 2023 / 12:21:33 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 26, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-646

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-IZI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

An Indigo Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-IZI performing flight 6E-646 from Surat Guajarat to Delhi (India), was climbing out of Surat's runway 04 when the right hand engine (PW1127G) ingested a bird and suffered vibrations (4.7 units). The aircraft levelled off at FL150 and diverted to Ahmedabad (India) where the aircraft landed safely on runway 23 about 35 minutes after departure.

A replacement A320-200 registration VT-IAN reached Delhi with a delay of about 3:15 hours.

A postflight inspection of the occurrence aircraft revealed a number of fan blades were damaged. The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 20.5 hours after landing in Ahmedabad.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 26, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-646

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-IZI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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