Easyjet A319 at Basel on Sep 25th 2014, bird strike
Last Update: September 30, 2014 / 21:30:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 25, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Easyjet
Flight number
U2-1073
Departure
Basel/Mulhouse, France
Destination
Barcelona, Spain
Aircraft Registration
G-EZIR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
A runway inspection between departure and landing found a dead black bird on the runway.
A replacement A319-100, registration G-EZMH, reached Barcelona with a delay of 4.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 25, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Easyjet
Flight number
U2-1073
Departure
Basel/Mulhouse, France
Destination
Barcelona, Spain
Aircraft Registration
G-EZIR
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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