Easyjet A319 at Faro on Jul 27th 2024, bird strike
Last Update: October 17, 2024 / 14:09:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 27, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Easyjet
Flight number
U2-8538
Departure
Faro, Portugal
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EZBT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
According to information The Aviation Herald received a number of fan blades need to be replaced.
The aircraft was still on the ground in Faro about 26 hours after landing back.
In October 2024 Portugal's GPIAA reported that the crew declared emergency reporting a bird strike into the #1 (left hand) engine. The ATC supervisor decided to reserve the runway for the aircraft in distress which required readjusting the flight trajectories of 5 aircraft on approach resulting in a subsequent loss of separation between two other aircraft. The GPIAA therefore reported these findings: "Faro tower was being staffed by 3 controllers, at the time of the event, of which one was the supervisor and the other two were manning the TWR and APP positions. The APP controller requested support very soon after EZY8538 declared Mayday, in anticipation of the heavy workload. At 16:10, a backup controller arrived to support the APP controller. The backup controller had left the APP position on duty at 16:00. Following the loss of separation event, the APP controller was stood down and replaced at 16:50. The backup controller ceased his function at 16:40."
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 27, 2024
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Easyjet
Flight number
U2-8538
Departure
Faro, Portugal
Destination
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Aircraft Registration
G-EZBT
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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