ANZ A320 at Wellington and Auckland on Jun 20th 2012, bird strike
Last Update: August 7, 2012 / 15:16:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 20, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air New Zealand
Flight number
NZ-428
Departure
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination
Auckland, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-OJQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airline said the engine ingested a bird and reported the aircraft will be out of service on Jun 21st as result of the bird strike.
The French BEA reported on Aug 7th 2012, that the aircraft had suffered the bird strike on the previous flight inbound to Wellington. Air New Zealand Maintenance examined the engine according to Airbus Maintenance Manual and released the aircraft to service. The aircraft departed for flight NZ-428, on approach to Auckland the right hand engine surged prompting the crew to reduce the engine to idle. New Zealand's TAIC is investigating the occurrence.
Radar data identify the aircraft had done flight NZ-415, Auckland to Wellington, prior to NZ-428. The aircraft landed on Wellington's runway 16. The aircraft was on the ground in Wellington for about 4 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 20, 2012
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air New Zealand
Flight number
NZ-428
Departure
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination
Auckland, New Zealand
Aircraft Registration
ZK-OJQ
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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