Final Report 12-002, A320 Bird strike and subsequent engine failure, Auckland, 20 June 2012

Final Report 12-002, A320 Bird strike and subsequent engine failure, Auckland, 20 June 2012

Publication info
Author
TAIC (New Zealand)
Category
Wildlife Strike
Date of publication
01/05/2015

On 20 June 2012 an Air New Zealand Airbus A320 was landing at Wellington International Airport when it suffered a bird strike to its right engine. The bird strike did not affect the landing. The bird was later identified as a black-backed gull.

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