Alitalia A319 at Rome on Feb 9th 2021, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
Last Update: February 11, 2021 / 19:43:23 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 9, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alitalia
Flight number
AZ-884
Departure
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Destination
Malta, Malta
Aircraft Registration
EI-IMM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
A replacement A319-100 registration EI-IMG reached Malta with a delay of 2.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 40 hours after the rejected takeoff.
A passenger reported they heard a bang from the left hand side and an orange flash from the left engine (CFM56), immediately afterwards the brakes came on. The flight attendants announced the takeoff had been aborted and more information would follow, the captain subsequently announced that a bird strike had occurred, they would disembark and board another aircraft.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 9, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alitalia
Flight number
AZ-884
Departure
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Destination
Malta, Malta
Aircraft Registration
EI-IMM
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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