Easyjet A319 at London on May 25th 2019, bird strike

Last Update: May 25, 2019 / 21:31:33 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 25, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Easyjet

Flight number
U2-3043

Destination
Ibiza, Spain

Aircraft Registration
G-EZDJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

An Easyjet Airbus A319-100, registration G-EZDJ performing flight U2-3043 from London Stansted,EN (UK) to Ibiza,SP (Spain), was climbing out of Stansted's runway 22 when an engine (CFM56) ingested a bird. In the absence of abnormal indications the crew continued the climb but stopped the climb at FL260 and decided to return to Stansted. The aircraft landed safely back on Stansted's runway 22 about 50 minutes after departure.

A replacement A320-200 registration G-EZWU reached Ibiza with a delay of about 6 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 25, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Easyjet

Flight number
U2-3043

Destination
Ibiza, Spain

Aircraft Registration
G-EZDJ

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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