Sichuan A321 at Chengdu on Oct 25th 2023, bird strike

Last Update: October 31, 2023 / 16:03:32 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 25, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
3U-8899

Destination
Beijing, China

Aircraft Registration
B-8605

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A Sichuan Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration B-8605 performing flight 3U-8899 from Chengdu to Beijing (China), was climbing out of CHengdu's runway 02R when a bird impacted the aircraft prompting the crew to stop the climb at 5,500 meters and return to Chengdu for a safe landing on runway 02R about one hour after departure.

A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration B-9937 reached Beijing with a delay of about 3.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 14 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 25, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
3U-8899

Destination
Beijing, China

Aircraft Registration
B-8605

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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