AZAL A320 at Baku on Jun 12th 2021, rejected takeoff due to birdstrike
Last Update: June 12, 2021 / 17:27:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines
Flight number
J2-125
Departure
Baku, Azerbaijan
Destination
Antalya, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
4K-AZ79
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200 registration 4K-AZ83 reached Antalya with a delay of 2.5 hours.
The airline reported the captain decided to not rotate for takeoff due to vibrations of the left hand engine. A later examination found evidence of a bird strike. A replacement aircraft took the 142 passengers to Antalya.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2021
Classification
Incident
Airline
AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines
Flight number
J2-125
Departure
Baku, Azerbaijan
Destination
Antalya, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
4K-AZ79
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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