Air Berlin A332 at Munich on Apr 5th 2014, bird strike

Last Update: April 7, 2014 / 14:28:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 5, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Berlin

Flight number
AB-7444

Aircraft Registration
D-ALPE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

An Air Berlin Airbus A330-200, registration D-ALPE performing flight AB-7444 from Munich (Germany) to La Romana (Dominican Republic), was rotating for takeoff from Munich's southern runway 26L at about the midpoint of the runway, when the right hand engine (PW4168) ingested a bird emitting a loud bang. The aircraft continued the takeoff, climbed to 9000 feet and the right hand engine was shut down. The aircraft returned to Munich's runway 26L for a safe landing about 20 minutes later.

A replacement Airbus A330-200 registration D-ABXA reached La Romana with a delay of about 7 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 5, 2014

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Berlin

Flight number
AB-7444

Aircraft Registration
D-ALPE

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200

ICAO Type Designator
A332

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