Smartlynx Malta A320 at Tallinn on Sep 1st 2023, bird strike

Last Update: September 6, 2023 / 14:48:36 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 1, 2023

Classification
Accident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Smartlynx Malta

Flight number
MYX-555

Departure
Tallinn, Estonia

Destination
Tivat, Montenegro

Aircraft Registration
9H-SLE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Smartlynx Airlines Malta Airbus A320-200 on behalf of Smartlynx Airlines Estonia, registration 9H-SLE performing flight MYX-555 from Tallinn (Estonia) to Tivat (Montenegro), was climbing out of Tallin's runway 08 when the crew stopped the climb at about 2000 feet and returned to Tallinn for a safe landing on runway 08 about 15 minutes after departure.

According to information The Aviation Herald received the crew received an engine (CFM56) fire indication, shut the engine down and returned to Tallinn.

On Sep 4th 2023 the airline reported: "The aircraft returned to Tallinn Airport shortly after takeoff because of a bird strike in Engine 2. After damage inspection, we can confirm that there was no indication of engine fire or any other engine-related problems during the incident. The technical inspection has been completed, and as a result of the bird collision, the engines are not damaged, but 8 fan blades and a flap need to be changed."

The aircraft is still on the ground in Tallinn about 84 hours (3.5 days) after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 1, 2023

Classification
Accident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Smartlynx Malta

Flight number
MYX-555

Departure
Tallinn, Estonia

Destination
Tivat, Montenegro

Aircraft Registration
9H-SLE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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