India A321 at Ahmedabad and/or Delhi on May 30th 2017, bird strike
Last Update: May 31, 2017 / 19:59:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 30, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-18
Departure
Ahmedabad, India
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-PPG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
Ahmedabad Airport reported following the departure a dead bird and metallic parts of a pitot probe, about 17 to 20cm (7-8 inches) size, were found on the departure runway.
The airline reported the aircraft suffered a bird strike on landing in Delhi. The pilot was not aware of a bird strike on departure from Ahmedabad, ATC subsequently informed the crew about the finding on the runway suspecting the flight may have hit a bird, however, there was no abnormal indication.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Delhi for about 9.5 hours, then resumed service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 30, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-18
Departure
Ahmedabad, India
Destination
Delhi, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-PPG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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