On August 14, an Air India flight, operated by an Airbus A321, had to reject it’s takeoff at Goa after suffering a bird strike.
Information is limited surrounding this incident, but below is what we know on this so far.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Air India Flight AI684 – Goa to Mumbai…
Air India flight AI684, which suffered the bird strike, is a routine scheduled flight between Goa and Mumbai.
Furthermore, the aircraft involved in the incident is understood to be VT-PPI.
As per data from Planespotters.net, VT-PPI is a 16.2 year old Airbus A321ceo that was delivered to the airline in June 2008.
Of the A321ceo, Air India has 13 of them in their fleet.
Moreover, of that 13, all of them are in active service, with an average fleet age of 15.3 years.
As well as the A321ceo, the airline has the following other aircraft in their mainline fleet:
- 10 Airbus A319s.
- 57 Airbus A320s.
- 4 Airbus A321neos.
- 6 Airbus A350s.
- 27 Boeing 777s.
- 27 Boeing 787s.
As per The Aviation Herald, Air India flight AI684 suffered the bird strike at 115 knots, prompting the rejected takeoff.
From there, the aircraft proceeded back to the gate to deplane the passengers.
It is understood that the flight was cancelled as a result of this incident.
Aircraft Still Grounded At The Time of Writing…
Data from RadarBox highlights that VT-PPI, the Airbus A321 involved in the bird strike on Air India AI684 Goa-Mumbai is still grounded following the incident at the time of writing (14/8/24 @ 2230 UK time).
Furthermore, it is unclear when the aircraft will be back in the air.
This is due to maintenance teams needing to check the extent of the damage caused by the bird strike.
As soon as we have more information pertinent to this, then we will update you accordingly.
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