Easyjet A319 at Isle of Man on Jan 2nd 2013, bird strike
Last Update: January 3, 2013 / 14:29:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 2, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Easyjet
Flight number
U2-638
Departure
Isle of Man, United Kingdom
Destination
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EZDT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
A replacement Airbus A319-100 registration G-EZAU was dispatched from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Isle of Man and reached Liverpool with a delay of 5 hours.
The incident aircraft positioned to London Gatwick the following morning and resumed service afterwards.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 2, 2013
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Easyjet
Flight number
U2-638
Departure
Isle of Man, United Kingdom
Destination
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EZDT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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