Created Tuesday, Sep 29th 2020 14:43Z, last updated Tuesday, Sep 29th 2020 14:43Z
An Aeroflot Airbus A321-200, registration VQ-BTU performing flight
SU-1646 (dep Sep 28th) from Moscow Sheremetyevo to Nizhnevartovsk (Russia), was on approach to Nizhnevartovsk when the aircraft flew through a flock of birds and received a number of bird strikes. The aircraft continued for a safe landing.
A post flight inspection revealed bird hits to the radome causing a dent and fracture at the edge of the radome, left hand engine, leading edge of left hand wing and nose landing gear.
43 of the 62 passengers waiting for the return flight SU-1647 were rebooked onto a S7 flight, the others received accomodation and are estimated to reach Moscow with the flight on Sep 30th.
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