Easyjet A320 at Copenhagen on Jun 13th 2018, bird strike

Last Update: June 16, 2018 / 18:31:06 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 13, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
U2-1986

Aircraft Registration
OE-IVW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Easyjet Europe Airbus A320-200, registration OE-IVW performing flight U2-1986 from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Manchester,EN (UK), was in the initial climb out of Kastrup Airport's runway 22R when the crew stopped the climb at 3000 feet reporting a bird strike into the right hand engine (CFM56). The crew shut the engine down and returned to Copenhagen for a safe landing on runway 22L about 18 minutes after departure.

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

Flight number
U2-1986

Aircraft Registration
OE-IVW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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