Aeroflot A320 at Moscow on May 19th 2013, bird strike

Last Update: May 20, 2013 / 14:23:01 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 19, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-2102

Destination
Riga, Latvia

Aircraft Registration
VP-BZR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Aeroflot Airbus A320-200, registration VP-BZR performing flight SU-2102 from Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) to Riga (Latvia), accelerated for takeoff from Sheremetyevo's runway 07R when at about 130 knots the left hand engine (CFM56) ingested a bird. The crew continued the takeoff, while climbing through FL060 the crew detected increased vibrations on the left hand engine, levelled off at FL080 and decided to return to Sheremetyevo Airport. The aircraft entered a hold to burn off fuel and landed safely on runway 07L about one hour after departure.

A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration VQ-BKT reached Riga with a delay of 2.5 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 19, 2013

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-2102

Destination
Riga, Latvia

Aircraft Registration
VP-BZR

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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