DL344 - Incident: Delta A21N at Lihue on Mar 25th 2024

A Delta Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration N550DN performing flight DL-344 from Seattle,WA to Lihue,HI (USA) with 185 people on board, landed on Lihue's runway 35 when a bird impacted the nose of the aircraft. The aircraft rolled out without further incident.

The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT LANDED AND STRUCK A BIRD DAMAGING THE NOSE, LIHUE, HI."

The return flight was cancelled. The aircraft is still on the ground in Lihue about 14 hours after landing.