Iberia A332 at San Salvador on Oct 8th 2023, bird strike
Last Update: October 10, 2023 / 16:19:29 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 8, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6342
Departure
San Salvador
Destination
Madrid, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EC-MSY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The flight, which originated in Guatemala City (Guatemala) with a planned stop in San Salvador, was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto the next day's flight.
The aircraft is still on the ground in San Salvador about 35 hours after landing back.
A passenger reported, they were told by an airline representative, the next day's flight from Guatamala City would be rerouted to San Salvador to pick them up, their flight had received a bird strike and engine (CF6) damage.
However, the next day's flight could not continue after arrival in San Salvador from Guatemala, too.
The passenger commented: "Now aircraft, crew and passengers from two flights are stuck in San Salvador." According to the passenger's information the second aircraft, Iberia Airbus A330-200 registration EC-MOU received an "alleged bird strike", too.
EC-MOU is still on the ground in San Salvador about 16 hours after landing, too.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 8, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6342
Departure
San Salvador
Destination
Madrid, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EC-MSY
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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