Iberia A343 at Madrid on May 13th 2012, bird strike
Last Update: May 16, 2012 / 12:40:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 13, 2012
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6533
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Aircraft Registration
EC-GUP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The aircraft received damage to the pitot systems as well as structural damage to the nose section, the aircraft is expected out of service for a number of weeks.
The aircraft back at the gate (Photo: Paco RodrÃguez):
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 13, 2012
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6533
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Aircraft Registration
EC-GUP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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