EAT Leipzig A306 at Amsterdam on Oct 18th 2025, rejected takeoff due to bird strike

Last Update: October 19, 2025 / 16:36:55 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 18, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff due to bird strike

Airline
EAT Leipzig

Flight number
QY-6731

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
D-AEAB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A300

ICAO Type Designator
A306

An EAT Leipzig Airbus A300-600 on behalf of DHL, registration D-AEAB performing flight QY-6731 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was accelerating for takeoff from Amsterdam's runway 36C when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed (about 100 knots over ground) due to a bird strike into the right hand engine (PW4158). Tower reported seeing the right hand engine flame out. The crew requested emergency services to inspect the aircraft for damage, shut the right hand engine down for that inspection and subsequently returned to the apron on one engine.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Amsterdam about 26 hours after the rejected takeoff.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 18, 2025

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff due to bird strike

Airline
EAT Leipzig

Flight number
QY-6731

Departure
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Destination
London Heathrow, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
D-AEAB

Aircraft Type
Airbus A300

ICAO Type Designator
A306

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