Iberia Express A320 at Palma Mallorca on Nov 9th 2020, bird srtike

Last Update: November 11, 2020 / 14:53:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 9, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
IB-3921

Aircraft Registration
EC-MUK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Iberia Express Airbus A320-200, registration EC-MUK performing flight IB-3921 from Palma Mallorca,SP to Madrid, SP (Spain), was climbing out of Mallorca's runway 24L when the crew stopped the climb at 4000 feet after an engine (CFM56) had ingested a bird. The aircraft returned to Palma Mallorca for a safe landing on runway 24L about 12 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled, the passengers were rebooked onto flights the following morning.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 20 hours, then positioned to Madrid and is now still on the ground in Madrid about 20 hours after landing in Madrid.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 9, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
IB-3921

Aircraft Registration
EC-MUK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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