Wizz A320 at Stockholm on Mar 12th 2017, bird strike
Last Update: March 13, 2017 / 22:14:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 12, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-4201
Departure
Belgrade, Serbia
Destination
Stockholm Skavsta, Sweden
Aircraft Registration
HA-LPL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
After landing bird feathers were found on the left hand nose gear door, a dent was located at the aircraft nose near one of the pitot tubes. The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight and is still on the ground 26 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 12, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Wizz Air
Flight number
W6-4201
Departure
Belgrade, Serbia
Destination
Stockholm Skavsta, Sweden
Aircraft Registration
HA-LPL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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