Created Thursday, Apr 22nd 2021 14:27Z, last updated Thursday, Apr 22nd 2021 14:27Z
A Vietnam Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration VN-A339 performing flight VN-1500 from Dalat to Thanh Hoa (Vietnam), landed on Thanh Hoa's Tho Xuan Airport's runway 31 but received a bird strike damaging the aft brakes hydraulic line at the right main landing gear. The aircraft slowed safely and taxied to the apron.
The aircraft was unable to perform the return flight. A replacement A321-200 registration VN-A327 positioned to Thanh Hoa and reached Dalat as flight VN-1501 with a delay of 4 hours.
The occurrence aircraft needed to remain on the ground for repairs and departed for the next flight about 7.5 hours after landing.
