ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267396
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| Date: | 06-SEP-2021 |
| Time: | c. 10:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-271N |
| Owner/operator: | IndiGo Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-IZF |
| MSN: | 8541 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 105 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Guwahati-Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU/VEGT) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Guwahati-Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU/VEGT) |
| Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E2329, an Airbus A320neo, returned to land at Guwahati, India, after suffering a bird strike on takeoff.
Engine no.2 ingested one or more birds, causing damage to fan blades.
Sources:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/delhi-bound-flight-hit-by-bird-during-take-off-lands-safely-at-guwahati/articleshow/85979329.cms
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-izf#290c78e5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2021 15:43 | harro | Added |
| 06-Sep-2021 15:43 | harro | Updated [Time, Location] |
| 07-Sep-2021 05:32 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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