Austrian A321 at Vienna on Sep 13th 2013, rejected takeoff

Last Update: September 17, 2013 / 20:16:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 13, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Austrian Airlines

Flight number
OS-415

Departure
Vienna, Austria

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
OE-LBC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An Austrian Airlines Airbus A321-100, registration OE-LBC performing flight OS-415 from Vienna (Austria) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) with 188 passengers and 6 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Vienna's runway 29 already at high speed when a loud bang occurred followed by the crew rejecting takeoff. The aircraft slowed safely and returned to the apron.

According to a passenger the crew announced they had suffered a bird strike and rejected takeoff at about 200kph/107 KIAS. The flight was subsequently cancelled due to the aircraft being inoperative, the passengers were rebooked onto a later flight that was operated by a Boeing 777.

The airline confirmed a bird strike prompted the crew to reject takeoff as a precaution, maintenance subsequently examined the aircraft but did not find any damage at the engines. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 13, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Austrian Airlines

Flight number
OS-415

Departure
Vienna, Austria

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
OE-LBC

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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