Bird strike Incident Airbus A319-115 A5-RGF,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 318104
 
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Date:Wednesday 14 June 2023
Time:c. 01:00 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A319 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A319-115
Owner/operator:Druk Air
Registration: A5-RGF
MSN: 2306
Year of manufacture:2004
Engine model:CFMI CFM56-5B7/P
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor, repaired
Location:Paro Airport -   Bhutan
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Paro Airport (PBH/VQPR)
Destination airport:Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport (KTM/VNKT)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Druk Air flight KB204, an Airbus A319-115, suffered a bird strike at Paro Airport, Bhutan.
The flight continued to Kathmandu, where damage to fan blades was discovered.
After repairs were accomplished, the aircraft resumed service on June 20, 2023.

Sources:

https://thebhutanese.bt/druk-air-plane-grounded-for-6-days-in-kathmandu-due-to-bird-hit/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/a5-rgf#30b50308

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
11 May 2022 A5-RGF Druk Air 0 near Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK/VTBS) min
Engine failure

Revision history:

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17-Jul-2023 09:39 harro Added

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