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| Date: | Sunday 13 May 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A340-313X |
| Owner/operator: | Iberia |
| Registration: | EC-GUP |
| MSN: | 217 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5C4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD) -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | LEMD |
| TJSJ | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Iberian Airbus, EC-GUP, performing Flight IB-6533 from Madrid, Spain to San Juan, Puerto Rico, suffered a bird strike, causing damage to the nose radome. There were no reported injuries on board the aircraft.
Sources:
http://avherald.com/h?article=44f7eb25&opt=0
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Iberia/Airbus-A340-313X/1507303/L?sid=9464be9f3d809542dacb20bb62f29c67
Location
Media:
\r\nFOTO Hoy Airbus A340-300 Iberia despegando de Barajas en ascenso sufrió impacto y agujero provocado por aves. twitter.com/flap152/status…
— Roberto (@flap152) May 13, 2012
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2012 13:48 | harro | Added |
| 19-May-2012 14:29 | Geno | Updated [Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 19-May-2012 14:30 | Geno | Updated [Date, Embed code, ] |
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