NB101 - Incident: Berniq A320 at Benghazi on Nov 9th 2022
Created Wednesday, Nov 9th 2022 17:31Z, last updated Wednesday, Nov 9th 2022 17:31Z
A Berniq Airways Airbus A320-200, registration 5A-BRA performing flight NB-101 from Benghazi (Libya) to Tunis (Tunisia), was climbing out of Benghazi's runway 33L when the aircraft received a bird strike against the first officer's windshield. The aircraft continued the climb at first but stopped the climb at about FL160 and returned to Benghazi for a safe landing on runway 15R about 30 minutes after departure.
A replacement A320-200 registration 5A-BRC reached Tunis with a delay of about 7 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground about 8.5 hours after landing back.
The windshield seen after landing back:
Source: The Aviation Herald · #NB101 on X