Malta Air B738 at Liverpool on Apr 18th 2022, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
Last Update: April 20, 2022 / 17:26:18 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 18, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Malta Air
Flight number
FR-3010
Departure
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
9H-QDX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Passengers reported an "almighty shudder". Some fellow passengers stated they saw a bird being ingested by one of the engines. Initially the crew suspected a tyre had burst on departure, later they were told a bird had been ingested by one of the engines (CFM56).
The airport reported the aircraft rejected takeoff after a suspected bird strike.
A replacement Ryanair Boeing 737-800 registration EI-DCP reached Rome with a delay of 5.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 20 hours after the rejected takeoff.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 18, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Malta Air
Flight number
FR-3010
Departure
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
9H-QDX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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