China Eastern A321 at Wuxi on Oct 2nd 2025, bird strike

Last Update: October 3, 2025 / 18:47:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 2, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MU-2701

Departure
Wuxi, China

Destination
Qingdao, China

Aircraft Registration
B-6368

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A China Eastern Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration B-6368 performing flight MU-2701 from Wuxi to Qingdao (China), was climbing out of Wuxi's runway 21 when the crew stopped the climb at 2700 meters (about 8900 feet MSL) reporting they suspected a bird strike. The aircraft entered a hold and returned to Wuxi for a safe landing on runway 21 about 40 minutes after departure.

The airline reported the aircraft needed repairs.

A replacement A321-200 registration B-6332 reached Qingdao with a delay of about 7.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Wuxi about 42 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 2, 2025

Classification
Incident

Flight number
MU-2701

Departure
Wuxi, China

Destination
Qingdao, China

Aircraft Registration
B-6368

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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