Wednesday, May 16, 2012

News: Iberia Airbus 340 hits hawk after taking off from Spain to Puerto Rico

The damage to the nose cone is pretty evident



       An Iberia Airbus A340 had to make an emergency landing today by an apparent bird strike that hit the radome of the aircraft causing significant damage.
       Flight 6533 of the Spanish carrier was flying from Madrid, Spain (MAD) to San Juan, Puerto Rico but returned for an emergency landing shortly after takeoff when the incident occurred.
Details are still emerging, but reports say there were no injuries and the airliner made a safe landing.


An A340 of the Iberia's feet


source: aviationispector.com