India A319 at Bhopal on Mar 9th 2016, bird strike

Last Update: March 9, 2016 / 17:40:10 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 9, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air India

Flight number
AI-634

Departure
Bhopal, India

Destination
Mumbai, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-SCG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

An Air India Airbus A319-100, registration VT-SCG performing flight AI-634 from Bhopal to Mumbai (India) with 90 people on board, was in the initial climb out of Bhopal Airport when the right hand engine (CFM56) ingested a bird prompting the crew to shut the engine down. The aircraft returned to Bhopal for a safe landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 9, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air India

Flight number
AI-634

Departure
Bhopal, India

Destination
Mumbai, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-SCG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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