Bird strike Incident Airbus A320-232 HA-LWG,
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Date:Friday 26 March 2021
Time:22:54 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A320 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320-232
Owner/operator:Wizz Air
Registration: HA-LWG
MSN: 4308
Year of manufacture:2010
Engine model:IAE V2527-A5
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor, repaired
Category:Incident
Location:near Lviv-Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO/UKLL) -   Ukraine
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Milano-Malpensa Airport (MXP/LIMC)
Destination airport:Lviv-Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO/UKLL)
Investigating agency: NBAAI
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Wizz Air flight W66700, a Airbus A320-232, suffered a bird strike at an altitude of 4000 feet on approach to Lviv Airport.
During the post-landing inspection, a 3x4 cm radome fairing was found to be damaged, and the remains of a bird (blackbird) got stuck in the hole.
The aircraft resumed service on 30 March 2021.

Sources:

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ha-lwg#2733fc4e
NBAAI

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Apr-2021 07:32 harro Added
21-Apr-2021 07:34 harro Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative]
21-Apr-2021 08:10 harro Updated [Date]

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