Sichuan A319 at Wuhan on May 5th 2012, bird strike
Last Update: May 6, 2012 / 21:42:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 5, 2012
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Sichuan Airlines
Flight number
3U-8986
Departure
Nantong, China
Destination
Wuhan, China
Aircraft Registration
B-6054
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
A post flight inspection revealed the bird had struck through the #1 slat on the left hand wing and penetrated a wing rib. Airline maintenance could not even temporarily repair the damage for a ferry flight to an Airbus maintenance facility, so that an Airbus repair team had to be flown to Wuhan for the necessary repairs.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 5, 2012
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Sichuan Airlines
Flight number
3U-8986
Departure
Nantong, China
Destination
Wuhan, China
Aircraft Registration
B-6054
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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