Eurowings A332 at Dusseldorf on Jul 14th 2019, bird strike

Last Update: July 15, 2019 / 22:26:03 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 14, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-1106

Aircraft Registration
D-AXGF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

A Eurowings Airbus A330-200, registration D-AXGF performing flight EW-1106 from Dusseldorf (Germany) to Bangkok (Thailand), was climbing out of Dusseldorf's runway 05R when an engine (CF6) ingested a bird. The aircraft levelled off at FL100 and entered a hold to burn off fuel, then returned to Dusseldorf for a safe landing about 50 minutes after departure.

A ground observer reported hearing a loud bang as if an engine had surged just when EW-1106 was climbing through about 1500 feet.

A replacement A330-200 registration D-AXGE reached Bangkok with a delay of about 17 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Dusseldorf about 27 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 14, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Eurowings

Flight number
EW-1106

Aircraft Registration
D-AXGF

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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