CAA A320 at Kinshasa on Apr 12th 2014, bird strike
Last Update: April 25, 2014 / 09:09:16 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 12, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
CAA Compagnie Africaine Aviation
Flight number
BU-7366
Departure
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Destination
Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo
Aircraft Registration
9Q-CCO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A number of delegates to the congress of Congo's People's Party on board of the aircraft, including the governour of Katanga, reported that their flight the previous day had attempted to depart two times but was cancelled, they were trying to get to the congress the following day however the aircraft needed to return due to the bird strike causing the governour and delegates to miss the congress.
The French BEA reported in their weekly bulletin, that the Accident Investigation Board of the Democratic Republic of Congo is investigating the occurrence rated an incident. A bird had been ingested into the left hand engine of 9Q-CCO at Kinshasa.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 12, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
CAA Compagnie Africaine Aviation
Flight number
BU-7366
Departure
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Destination
Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo
Aircraft Registration
9Q-CCO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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