Alitalia A320 at Trieste on Sep26th 2018, flock of birds, captain indicated both engines affected
Last Update: September 27, 2018 / 19:26:30 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 26, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flock of birds
Airline
Alitalia
Flight number
AZ-1358
Departure
Trieste, Italy
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
EI-EIE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The airport reported the aircraft received a bird strike and returned to Trieste.
Passengers reported the aircraft had just become airborne when there was a huge jolt. Soon after the captain announced they had been hit by a flock of birds that had hit both engines, they were returning to Trieste.
The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto the next flights.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 26, 2018
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flock of birds
Airline
Alitalia
Flight number
AZ-1358
Departure
Trieste, Italy
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
EI-EIE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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