France A319 at Marseille on May 17th 2021, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
Last Update: May 17, 2021 / 20:14:57 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 17, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-7673
Departure
Marseille, France
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-GRHN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The flight was cancelled.
A passenger reported during acceleration of the aircraft there were severe vibrations, the crew reduced power and braked hard. The captain subsequently announced there had been a bird strike into the right hand engine. The aircraft returned to the stand, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Marseille about 15 hours after the rejected takeoff.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 17, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air France
Flight number
AF-7673
Departure
Marseille, France
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
F-GRHN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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