Namibia A319 at Windhoek on Jan 14th 2016, bird strike
Last Update: January 18, 2016 / 23:28:05 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 14, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Namibia
Flight number
SW-304
Departure
Luanda, Angola
Destination
Windhoek, Namibia
Aircraft Registration
V5-ANL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The airline confirmed a large bird damaged one of the underbody panels while on approach to Windhoek arriving from Luanda.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 14, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Namibia
Flight number
SW-304
Departure
Luanda, Angola
Destination
Windhoek, Namibia
Aircraft Registration
V5-ANL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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