Iberia A343 at Montevideo on Aug 18th 2015, bird strike
Last Update: August 19, 2015 / 14:22:02 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 18, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6012
Departure
Montevideo, Uruguay
Destination
Madrid, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EC-GGS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
The flight was cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Buenos Aires about 18 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 18, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Iberia
Flight number
IB-6012
Departure
Montevideo, Uruguay
Destination
Madrid, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EC-GGS
Aircraft Type
Airbus A340-300
ICAO Type Designator
A343
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