Lufthansa A320 at Palma Mallorca on Sep 15th 2016, bird strike
Last Update: September 16, 2016 / 15:45:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-1820
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Aircraft Registration
D-AIUW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft was unable to perform the return flight LH-1821, the flight was therefore cancelled.
The occurrence aircraft departed Palma Mallorca for positioning LH-9921 about 28.5 hours after landing.
Spain's Airport Operator AENA reported the vulture impacted the aircraft at about 5000 feet MSL.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 15, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Lufthansa
Flight number
LH-1820
Departure
Munich, Germany
Destination
Palma Mallorca, Spain
Aircraft Registration
D-AIUW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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