Delta A319 at Nashville on Dec 6th 2013, bird strike

Last Update: December 9, 2013 / 23:49:25 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 6, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Delta Airlines

Departure
Nashville, United States

Destination
Washington Dulles, United States

Aircraft Registration
N352NB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

A Delta Airlines Airbus A319-100, charter flight DL-8948 from Nashville,TN to Washington Dulles,DC (USA) with the Predators NHL team, 51 people on board, departed Nashville's runway 02R when the crew stopped the climb at 3000 feet reporting they took a couple of birds, both engines were running okay but they wanted to make sure and return to Nashville. The crew requested runway 02R which was not available however due to the bird strike and pending runway inspection. The aircraft landed safely on runway 02C about 20 minutes after departure.

A player tweeted: "Our plane got hungry kids and it ate a hawk now the hawk is in birdie heaven our flight is delayed."

A replacement Airbus A319-100 registration N352NB reached Washington with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N352NB
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
A319
Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 6, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Delta Airlines

Departure
Nashville, United States

Destination
Washington Dulles, United States

Aircraft Registration
N352NB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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