Vietjet A320 at Hanoi on Sep 30th 2015, bird strike
Last Update: October 1, 2015 / 20:15:25 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 30, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Vietjet Air
Flight number
VJ-496
Departure
Banmethuot, Vietnam
Destination
Hanoi, Vietnam
Aircraft Registration
VN-A650
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 14 hours before resuming service.
The airline confirmed the aircraft suffered a bird strike causing damage to radome and weather radar. The airline is suffering from an increasing number of bird strikes lately.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 30, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Vietjet Air
Flight number
VJ-496
Departure
Banmethuot, Vietnam
Destination
Hanoi, Vietnam
Aircraft Registration
VN-A650
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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