Last weekend, an Air Nostrum flight from Munich suffered a bird strike on final approach into Madrid.
Information has been released pertinent to the incident at hand, which we will get into in this article.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Air Nostrum Flight IB8685 – Munich to Madrid…
Air Nostrum flight IB8685, which is operated for Iberia, is the routine scheduled flight between Munich & Madrid that suffered the bird strike.
Furthermore, the aircraft involved in the incident is understood to be EC-MQQ.
As per data from Planespotters.net, EC-MQQ is a 7.2 year old Bombardier CRJ-1000 that was delivered to the airline back in June 2017.
Of the Bombardier CRJ-1000 aircraft, Air Nostrum has 27 of them in their fleet.
Moreover, of that 27, all but one are in active service, with an average fleet age of 8.8 years.
As well as the CRJ-1000, the Spanish carrier has the following other aircraft in their fleet:
- 6 ATR 72s.
- 6 Bombardier CRJ-200s.
Air Nostrum flight IB8685 departed Munich at 1236 local time on August 20, and tracked west towards Madrid.
Everything else in the flight was normal, until the arrival into Barajas Airport.
Aircraft Grounded Following Damage To The Aircraft…
As per The Aviation Herald, Air Nostrum flight IB8685 from Munich suffered a bird strike on approach into Madrid Barajas Airport.
It is understood the specific bird was a vulture, which impacted with the inner wing of the aircraft, causing damage.
Data from RadarBox highlights that the aircraft has been grounded since the incident.
In total, it has been on the ground at Barajas Airport for around nine days whilst repairs continue.
At this stage, it is unclear when the aircraft will re-enter commercial service.
As soon as we have more information pertinent to this, then we will update you accordingly.
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