Eurowings A320 at Leipzig on Oct 17th 2017, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
Last Update: October 17, 2017 / 21:01:32 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 17, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Eurowings
Flight number
EW-79
Departure
Leipzig, Germany
Destination
Cologne, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIPW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Following maintenance the aircraft was able to depart about 2 hours later and reached Cologne with a total delay of 100 minutes.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 17, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Eurowings
Flight number
EW-79
Departure
Leipzig, Germany
Destination
Cologne, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AIPW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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