Iberia A321 at Madrid on Jun 3rd 2012, bird strike

Last Update: June 5, 2012 / 14:57:50 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 3, 2012

Airline
Iberia

Flight number
IB-3250

Departure
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EC-HUI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An Iberia Airbus A321-200, registration EC-HUI performing flight IB-3250 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was climbing out of Madrid's runway 36L when a bird struck the aircraft prompting the crew to return to Madrid. The aircraft entered a holding at 9000 feet to burn off fuel and landed safely on Madrid's runway 33L about 90 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled. The passengers were rebooked onto the next flight and reached Amsterdam with a delay of 3 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 3, 2012

Airline
Iberia

Flight number
IB-3250

Departure
Madrid, Spain

Aircraft Registration
EC-HUI

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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