Malta A320 at Berlin on Dec 31st 2022, bird strike

Last Update: January 2, 2023 / 17:19:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 31, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Malta

Flight number
KM-377

Destination
Malta, Malta

Aircraft Registration
9H-AEP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Air Malta Airbus A320-200, registration 9H-AEP performing flight KM-377 from Berlin (Germany) to Malta (Malta) with 170 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out of Berlin's runway 25L when the crew stopped the climb at about 8000 feet due to a bird strike. The aircraft returned to Berlin for a safe landing on runway 25L about 16 minutes after departure.

The airline reported due to the bird strike they suffered a shortage of aircraft forcing them to cancel a number of flights on Jan 1st 2023.

A replacement Smartlynx A321-200 registration YL-LDR reached Malta the following day with a delay of 19 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Berlin about 48 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 31, 2022

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Malta

Flight number
KM-377

Destination
Malta, Malta

Aircraft Registration
9H-AEP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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