China Eastern A320 at Xiamen on Apr 16th 2014, bird strike

Last Update: April 18, 2014 / 21:19:16 GMT/Zulu time

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A China Eastern Airbus A320-200, flight MU-5666 from Xiamen to Shanghai Hongqiao (China), was climbing through about 5000 feet out of Xiamen when a bird impacted the first officer's windshield causing the windshield to crack. The crew declared emerge...

A China Eastern Airbus A320-200, flight MU-5666 from Xiamen to Shanghai Hongqiao (China), was climbing through about 5000 feet out of Xiamen when a bird impacted the first officer's windshield causing the windshield to crack. The crew declared emerge

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 16, 2014

Classification
Incident

Departure
Not revealed

Destination
Not revealed

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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