China Eastern A320 at Xiamen on Apr 1st 2017, bird strike
Last Update: April 2, 2017 / 21:57:19 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 1, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-5665
Departure
Shanghai Hongqiao, China
Destination
Xiamen, China
Aircraft Registration
B-2208
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A postflight inspection revealed damage to the left engine nacelle. The aircraft is still on the ground in Xiamen 41 hours after landing.
The return flight MU-5666 was cancelled.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 1, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
China Eastern Airlines
Flight number
MU-5665
Departure
Shanghai Hongqiao, China
Destination
Xiamen, China
Aircraft Registration
B-2208
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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