Edelweiss A333 at Zurich on Sep 9th 2014, bird strike

Last Update: September 11, 2014 / 17:04:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 9, 2014

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Edelweiss Air

Flight number
LX-14

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
HB-JHM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

An Edelweiss Airbus A330-300 on behalf of Swiss International Airlines, registration HB-JHM performing flight LX-14 from Zurich (Switzerland) to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 168 passengers and 12 crew, departed Zurich's runway 16 and was in the climb through about 3000 feet when the crew advised they had a bird strike just after departure, a large bird, the left hand engine (Trent 772) showed vibrations and they needed to consult with dispatch/maintenance, it was possible they would need to return to Zurich but for now wanted to proceed along the clearances, then requested to level off at FL120 and a few minutes later requested to enter a hold. Departure reported a runway inspection had found a real large bird on the runway. The crew performed several tests including a speed increase to check engine parameters then decided to return to Zurich. The aircraft burned off fuel for more than an hour and returned to Zurich for a safe landing on runway 16 about 160 minutes after departure.

The occurrence aircraft was able to resume service about 24 hours later after three fan blades were replaced.

The very large bird is reported as a Red Kite, wingspan about 170cm/67 inches, usual weight between 0.8 and 1.3kg (1.8 to 2.9 lbs).
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
HB-JHM
Country of Registration
Switzerland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS S.A.S.
Aircraft Model / Type
A330-343
ICAO Aircraft Type
A333
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Minimum Crew
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Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
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Engine Count
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Engine
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Main Owner
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Main Operator
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 9, 2014

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Edelweiss Air

Flight number
LX-14

Departure
Zurich, Switzerland

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
HB-JHM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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