Air France A320 at Ajaccio on Jul 15th 2012, bird strike

Last Update: July 16, 2012 / 16:00:37 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 15, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-7569

Aircraft Registration
F-GHQP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Air France Airbus A320-200, registration F-GHQP performing flight AF-7569 from Ajaccio to Paris Orly (France), was in the initial climb out of Ajaccio, when a bird impacted the aircraft prompting the crew to level off at FL100 and return to Ajaccio for a safe landing about 20 minutes after departure.

The flight was subsequently cancelled.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 15, 2012

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-7569

Aircraft Registration
F-GHQP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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