Eurowings Malta A320 at Palma Mallorca on Jul 27th 2023, bird strike

Last Update: July 29, 2023 / 17:08:55 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 27, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Eurowings Europe Malta

Flight number
EW-6870

Departure
Palma Mallorca, Spain

Destination
Graz, Austria

Aircraft Registration
9H-EWD

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Eurowings Europe Malta Airbus A320-200, registration 9H-EWD performing flight EW-6870 from Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) to Graz (Austria), was climbing out of Palma Mallorca's runway 24R when the aircraft received a bird strike prompting the crew to stop the climb at 5000 feet and return to Palma for a safe landing on runway 24L about one hour after departure.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Palma about 51 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 27, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Eurowings Europe Malta

Flight number
EW-6870

Departure
Palma Mallorca, Spain

Destination
Graz, Austria

Aircraft Registration
9H-EWD

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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