Ryanair B738 at Corvera on Mar 29th 2019, bird strike

Last Update: March 30, 2019 / 20:38:41 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 29, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-8027

Aircraft Registration
EI-GJC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-GJC performing flight FR-8027 from Corvera,SP (Spain) to London Stansted,EN (UK), departed Corvera's runway 05 when the crew stopped the climb at FL120 after an engine (CFM56) ingested a bird. The crew decided to divert to Alicante,SP (Spain) where the aircraft landed safely on runway 10 about 45 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-FOV reached London with a delay of 2.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Alicante about 24 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 29, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Ryanair

Flight number
FR-8027

Aircraft Registration
EI-GJC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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