Nepal A320 at Kathmandu on Jul 7th 2016, bird strike
Last Update: July 8, 2016 / 21:20:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 7, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Nepal Airlines
Flight number
RA-409
Departure
Kathmandu, Nepal
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
9N-AKX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200 registration 9N-AKW reached Hong Kong with a delay of 4 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 7, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Nepal Airlines
Flight number
RA-409
Departure
Kathmandu, Nepal
Destination
Hong Kong, China
Aircraft Registration
9N-AKX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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