Eurowings A332 at Dusseldorf on Jul 8th 2019, bird strike
Last Update: July 9, 2019 / 21:32:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 8, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Eurowings
Flight number
EW-1140
Departure
Dusseldorf, Germany
Destination
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Aircraft Registration
D-AXGF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
The airline reported a bird strike prompted the crew to return to Dusseldorf, the flight was postponed to noon the following day.
A replacement A330-200 registration D-AXGG reached Punta Cana with a delay of 23 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 8, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Eurowings
Flight number
EW-1140
Departure
Dusseldorf, Germany
Destination
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Aircraft Registration
D-AXGF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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