Aeroflot A320 at Tomsk on Jun 24th 2016, bird strike

Last Update: June 27, 2016 / 21:54:23 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 24, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-1537

Departure
Tomsk, Russia

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BHL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Aeroflot Airbus A320-200, registration VQ-BHL performing flight SU-1537 from Tomsk to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) with 107 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Tomsk's runway 03 when an engine (CFM56) ingested a bird at about 130 feet AGL causing the engine to vibrate. The crew continued the climb but aborted the flight at FL200 and returned to Tomsk for a safe landing on runway 21 about 30 minutes after departure.

West Siberia's Transport Prosecutor's Officer opened an investigation to ensure passenger rights.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration VP-BRX reached Moscow with a delay of 11.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 24, 2016

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-1537

Departure
Tomsk, Russia

Aircraft Registration
VQ-BHL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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