Brussels A319 at London on Jan 9th 2013, bird strike

Last Update: January 10, 2013 / 16:03:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 9, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SN-2104

Aircraft Registration
OO-SSC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

A Brussels Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration OO-SSC performing flight SN-2104 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Brussels (Belgium), was climbing out of Heathrow Airport's runway 27R when the aircraft suffered a bird strike prompting the crew to level off at 3000 feet and return to Heathrow for a safe landing on runway 27L about 18 minutes after departure.

The incident aircraft was able to position to Brussels the following day after about 28 hours on the ground and resumed service after landing in Brussels.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 9, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SN-2104

Aircraft Registration
OO-SSC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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