West China A320 at Nanning on Sep 1st 2023, flock of birds
Last Update: September 4, 2023 / 19:45:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 1, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flock of birds
Airline
West Air China
Flight number
PN-6444
Departure
Nanning, China
Destination
Chongqing, China
Aircraft Registration
B-8286
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Chinese media are reporting the captain of the flight said, at about 900 meters they saw a flock of birds flashing past the aircraft, then heard a boom and multiple impacts, the airframe subsequently was vibrating.
The airline reported that following the bird strike the crew applied standard operating procedures, followed ATC instructions, made a detailed assessment of the engine parameters and decided to return to Nanning as a precaution.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Nanning 3 days later.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 1, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flock of birds
Airline
West Air China
Flight number
PN-6444
Departure
Nanning, China
Destination
Chongqing, China
Aircraft Registration
B-8286
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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