Spirit A319 at Fort Lauderdale on Feb 13th 2017, bird strike

Last Update: February 14, 2017 / 20:04:09 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 13, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
NK-153

Aircraft Registration
N526NK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

A Spirit Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N526NK performing flight NK-153 from Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA) to San Salvador (El Salvador), departed Fort Lauderdale's runway 28L and was climbing through FL310 when the crew stopped the climb and decided to return to Fort Lauderdale advising no assistance was needed. The aircraft landed safely on Fort Lauderdale's runway 28R about 50 minutes after departure.

A replacement A321-200 registration N671NK reached San Salvador with a delay of 3 hours.

The FAA reported the aircraft sustained unknown damage when birds struck the aircraft on departure.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 13, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
NK-153

Aircraft Registration
N526NK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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