ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 309368
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| Date: | Saturday 18 March 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-271N |
| Owner/operator: | IndiGo Airlines |
| Registration: | VT-ITA |
| MSN: | 6744 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PW1127G-JM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | near Hyderabad -
 India
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Ahmedabad-Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD/VAAH) |
| Hyderabad-Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD/VOHS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
IndiGo Airlines flight 6E6594, an Airbus A320neo, sustained damage to the nose radome and windshields after flying through a hailstorm.
The aircraft safely landed at Hyderabad Airport at 12:25 UTC.
The incident aircraft was repaired an resumed service about 15 hours later.
Weather reported at Hyderabad about the incident time:
VOHS 181100Z 20006KT 6000 SCT015 FEW030CB BKN100 28/20 Q1009 NOSIG
VOHS 181200Z 18010KT 5000 -TSRA SCT015 FEW030CB BKN080 27/20 Q1010 TEMPO 3000 -TSRA
VOHS 181300Z 20006KT 5000 HZ SCT015 FEW030CB BKN080 26/20 Q1010 NOSIG
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-ita#2f90f825
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 March 2018 | VT-ITA | IndiGo Airlines | 0 | E of Ahmedabad | |
unk |
| 25 October 2019 | VT-ITA | IndiGo Airlines | 0 | S of Mumbai | |
min |
| Engine failure | ||||||
| 2 July 2021 | VT-ITA | IndiGo Airlines | 0 | Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) | |
non |
| Low fuel emergency | ||||||
Media:
New :
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) March 20, 2023
- @IndiGo6E plane's windshield and radome damaged badly due to hailstorm while flying from Ahmedabad to Hyderabad
- @Airbus plane registered as VT-ITA
- Here are some pics : @dgcaindia @aviationsafety pic.twitter.com/fiX2id7WX0
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