{"id":33773,"date":"2023-05-28T20:19:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T14:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=33773"},"modified":"2023-05-30T18:44:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T13:14:29","slug":"air-france-airbus-a350-damage-by-bird-forced-to-make-an-emergency-landing-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/28\/air-france-airbus-a350-damage-by-bird-forced-to-make-an-emergency-landing-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Air France Airbus A350 Damage by Bird; Forced to Make an Emergency Landing in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

OSAKA, JAPAN-<\/strong> On May 28, 2023, an Air France (AF)<\/a> Airbus A350 900 aircraft operating flight AF291 <\/strong>from Osaka-Kansai (KIX), Japan, to Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) encountered a bird strike damage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subsequently resulting in damage to its nose cone. As a result, the flight declared an emergency at 11:00 JST and returned to the departure airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Air France A350 damage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to Flight Radar 24, the Air France flight AF291 operating Airbus<\/a> A350-941 aircraft took off from the Osaka Kansai International Airport (KIX) at 2:15 Am UTC. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly after the Takeoff, the plane experienced bird strike damage at its nose cone. Following this pilot declared an emergency and landed safely at the KIX at around 5:24 AM UTC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The aircraft involved in the incident is only one year and three months old, Airbus A350-900. Furthermore, it has the registration F-HTYO, and AF took delivery in Mar 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Approximately 30 minutes into the flight, after reaching its cruising altitude of 35,000 feet, the pilots of the aircraft operating the flight decided to return to Osaka-Kansai due to a technical malfunction affecting the weather radar and speedometer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social media images show the A350 taxiing at Osaka-Kansai after the emergency landing. Further revealing visible damage to its nose cone, likely caused by a bird strike during takeoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident occurred on an Air France aircraft (registration F-HTYO), which had been in service for only about a year. At the time of the incident, the aircraft was carrying 324 passengers and the crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IndiGo Dubai Flight Experienced Bird Strike<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As the aircraft entered the runway from the taxiway, IndiGo Airlines Flight 6E 1467 (IXE-DXB) experienced a bird strike incident, as reported by an airport spokesperson. The pilot promptly informed the Air Traffic Control (ATC) and safely returned to the apron at 8.30 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the incident, the 160 passengers on board were disembarked, and the aircraft underwent a comprehensive engineering inspection as it was declared \u2018aircraft on the ground.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To ensure the passengers\u2019 continuity of travel, they were later accommodated on another IndiGo aircraft that had arrived from Bengaluru. The rescheduled Dubai flight departed at 11.05 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IndiGo has also arranged alternative travel arrangements for the 165 passengers. They were initially scheduled to fly to Bengaluru on flight 6E 5347, with a scheduled departure time of 9.10 a.m (All times are in IST).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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