West Air A320 near Guangzhou on Jan 8th 2015, suspected bird strike
Last Update: January 9, 2015 / 21:54:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 8, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
West Air
Flight number
PN-6206
Departure
Guangzhou, China
Destination
Chongqing, China
Aircraft Registration
B-1897
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Passengers reported the aircraft was about 10 minutes into the flight when abnormal sounds and a burning smell appeared in the cabin. The crew suspected a bird strike on departure from Guangzhou.
The airline reported about 10 minutes into the flight the crew identified a mechanical failure and diverted to Guilin. The passengers were taken to hotels for the night and continued the journey the following morning reaching Chongqing with a delay of 5:11 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 8, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
West Air
Flight number
PN-6206
Departure
Guangzhou, China
Destination
Chongqing, China
Aircraft Registration
B-1897
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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