Lingus A320 at Athens on Aug 12th 2023, bird strike
Last Update: August 14, 2023 / 17:34:13 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 12, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Aer Lingus
Flight number
EI-441
Departure
Athens, Greece
Destination
Dublin, Ireland
Aircraft Registration
EI-DEE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A replacement A320-200 registration EI-DEG positioned from Dublin to Athens and performed the flight reaching Dublin with a delay of about 10.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Athens about 55 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 12, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Aer Lingus
Flight number
EI-441
Departure
Athens, Greece
Destination
Dublin, Ireland
Aircraft Registration
EI-DEE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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