Virgin America A320 at Ft. Lauderdale on Dec 28th 2016, bird strike
Last Update: December 30, 2016 / 19:46:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 28, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Virgin America
Flight number
VX-501
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Aircraft Registration
N635VA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The FAA reported the #1 engine received damage as result of a bird strike on approach to Fort Lauderdale.
The occurrence aircraft was able to resume service 7 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 28, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Virgin America
Flight number
VX-501
Departure
New York JFK, United States
Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Aircraft Registration
N635VA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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