British Airways A321 at Berlin on Jul 26th 2019, bird strike
Last Update: July 26, 2019 / 18:56:18 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 26, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-985
Departure
Berlin Tegel, Germany
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUXG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The airport initially reported the aircraft returned due to an engine fire after a bird strike, later corrected to say visible smoke (instead of fire).
A ground observer reported the left hand engine repeatedly emitted streaks of flame and bangs.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 26, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
British Airways
Flight number
BA-985
Departure
Berlin Tegel, Germany
Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EUXG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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