Indigo A21N at Bhubaneswar on Sep 4th 2023, bird strike

Last Update: September 4, 2023 / 15:15:56 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 4, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-2065

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-IUO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

An Indigo Airbus A321-200N, registration VT-IUO performing flight 6E-2065 from Bhubaneswar to Delhi (India), was climbing out of Bhubaneswar's runway 32 when the crew stopped the climb at about 5000 feet after receiving a bird strike into the left hand engine (PW1133G). The aircraft returned to Bhubaneswar for a safe landing on runway 32 about 25 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto later flights.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Bhubaneswar about 12 hours later.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 4, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
6E-2065

Destination
Delhi, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-IUO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo

ICAO Type Designator
A21N

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