Indigo A20N near Hyderabad on Mar 18th 2023, hail strike

Last Update: March 19, 2023 / 15:55:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 18, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-6594

Destination
Hyderabad, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-ITA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

An Indigo Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-ITA performing flight 6E-6594 from Ahmedabad to Hyderabad (India), was descending towards Hyderabad when the aircraft despite all attempts by the crew to navigate around weather cells encountered hail causing damage at least to the nose and windshields. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on Hyderabad's runway 27L.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 15.5 hours before returning to service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 18, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-6594

Destination
Hyderabad, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-ITA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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