Alaska A320 at Portland on May 4th 2022, bird strike
Last Update: May 6, 2022 / 15:28:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-317
Departure
Portland, United States
Destination
Burbank, United States
Aircraft Registration
N639VA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200 registration N848VA reached Burbank with a delay of 3.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Portland about 31 hours after landing back, then positioned to Seattle but has not yet returned to service about 49 hours after landing back.
On May 5th 2022 the FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BIRD ON DEPARTURE DAMAGING RADOME, PORTLAND, OR.", the damage was "UNKNOWN" and the occurrence was rated an incident.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 4, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-317
Departure
Portland, United States
Destination
Burbank, United States
Aircraft Registration
N639VA
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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