Easyjet A320 at Copenhagen on Jun 13th 2018, bird strike
Last Update: June 16, 2018 / 18:31:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 13, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Easyjet Europe
Flight number
U2-1986
Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination
Manchester, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
OE-IVW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200 registration G-EZTH reached Manchester with a delay of about 7 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 23 hours, then positioned to London Gatwick, remained on the ground for another 12 hours, then returned to service.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 13, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Easyjet Europe
Flight number
U2-1986
Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark
Destination
Manchester, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
OE-IVW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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