Nouvel A320 at Tunis on Mar 10th 2023, bird strike

Last Update: March 17, 2023 / 18:04:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 10, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Tunisair

Flight number
BJ-640

Destination
Istanbul, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
TS-INE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Nouvelair Airbus A320-200, registration TS-INE performing flight BJ-640 from Tunis (Tunisia) to Istanbul (Turkey), was climbing out of Tunis' runway 19 when a bird impacted the aircraft prompting the crew to stop the climb at 4000 feet and return to Tunis for a safe landing on runway 29 about 25 minutes after departure.

A replacement A320-200 registration TS-IND reached Istanbul with a delay of about 2.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 24 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 10, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Tunisair

Flight number
BJ-640

Destination
Istanbul, Turkey

Aircraft Registration
TS-INE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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