Asia India A320 at Delhi on Aug 11th 2023, bird strike

Last Update: August 14, 2023 / 14:45:34 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 11, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
I5-1569

Departure
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-NAG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An AirAsia India Airbus A320-200, registration VT-NAG performing flight I5-1569 from Delhi to Surat Gujarat (India) with 84 people on board, was climbing out of Delhi's runway 29R when the crew stopped the climb at FL070 due to a bird strike, which cracked one of their windshields. The aircraft returned to Delhi for a safe landing on runway 29L about 35 minutes after departure.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration VT-JRT reached Surat Gujarat with a delay of about 6.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 11.5 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 11, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
I5-1569

Departure
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-NAG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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