Tiger Australia A320 at Cairns on Dec 31st 2014, bird strike
Last Update: December 31, 2014 / 17:06:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 31, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Tiger Airways
Flight number
TT-585
Departure
Cairns, Australia
Destination
Melbourne, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VNJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A passenger reported that there was an abnormal engine (V2527) sound during departure from Cairns, the crew subsequently diverted the aircraft to Brisbane.
The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 14 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 31, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Tiger Airways
Flight number
TT-585
Departure
Cairns, Australia
Destination
Melbourne, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VNJ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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