{"id":41797,"date":"2023-08-14T22:05:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T16:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=41797"},"modified":"2023-08-14T22:05:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T16:35:30","slug":"delta-a319-damaged-by-bird-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/14\/delta-a319-damaged-by-bird-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta A319 Damaged by Bird Strike Upon Landing at Key West"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

FLORIDA-<\/strong> On August 12, 2023, Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines (DL)<\/a> flight from Atlanta Airport (ATL) <\/a>to Key West (EYW) operated by Airbus<\/a> A319 experienced a bird strike upon landing at Key West Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, the airline currently operates four daily flights between ATL and EYW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Delta A319 Bird Strike<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has reported the incident and stated that “A Delta A319 aircraft encountered a bird strike upon landing, resulting in damage to the aircraft’s nose in Key West, Florida.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now let us establish a flight timeline with the help of FlightRadar24 (FR) data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to FR24, the Delta (DL) flight DL2408 from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) at around 1:19 PM UTC. After completing a flight, the plane landed at Key West International Airport (EYW) at 2:53 PM UTC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flight remained airborne for almost one hour and 30 minutes, but upon landing, the aircraft was hit by a bird. Following this, the aircraft nose was mildly damaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aircraft involved in the incident is Airbus A319-114, registered as N363NB. Further, it is a 20.9-year-old aircraft delivered to Northwest (NW) in 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Delta TechOps did a great job and repaired the aircraft in just two hours. The aircraft was then ready for its return flight back to Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Similar Incident<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On July 24, 2023 (Today), Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines (DL<\/a>) flight from Milan (MXP) to New York (JFK) diverted to Rome (FCO) amid hailstorm damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Delta flight DL185 was operated by the\u00a0Boeing 767<\/a>. Further, it landed safely in Rome and is preparing to continue its flight to New York JFK. But a few minutes before publishing this post, Delta Canceled the flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As per the data from Flight Radar 24, Delta flight DL185 took off from Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) at 10:51 AM UTC. A couple of minutes later, after takeoff, the flight, instead of heading towards the west, went southward, towards Rome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we analyze the data from FR24, the flight speed remained the same shortly after takeoff and, at one point, dropped. This can be possible due to a bird strike or hailstorms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to reports, the Delta 767 was damaged by the hailstorms and received severe damage shortly after takeoff from Milan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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