Volotea B712 at Pantelleria on Jul 26th 2020, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
Last Update: July 30, 2020 / 23:24:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 26, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Volotea Airlines
Flight number
V7-1721
Departure
Pantelleria, Italy
Destination
Milan Bergamo, Italy
Aircraft Registration
EI-FCU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 717-200
ICAO Type Designator
B712
A post flight inspection revealed a bird had impacted the right hand (first officer's) pitot tube. Following repairs the aircraft was able to depart with a delay of 10 hours.
Pantelleria Emergency services reported it appeared a large bird had been ingested by one of the engines (BR715), the crew immediately thereafter applied braking and safely stopped the aircraft.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 26, 2020
Classification
Incident
Airline
Volotea Airlines
Flight number
V7-1721
Departure
Pantelleria, Italy
Destination
Milan Bergamo, Italy
Aircraft Registration
EI-FCU
Aircraft Type
Boeing 717-200
ICAO Type Designator
B712
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