Berlin A319 at Saarbruecken on Nov 5th 2014, bird strike
Last Update: November 8, 2014 / 23:57:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 5, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Berlin
Flight number
AB-6478
Departure
Berlin Tegel, Germany
Destination
Saarbruecken, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABGN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The return flight AB-6483 had to be cancelled however.
On Nov 8th 2014 The Aviation Herald received information that following the landing of the A319 other arriving aircraft were instructed to go around, a runway inspection revealed considerable bird debris on the runway, which was closed for about 25 minutes until the debris had been removed. The bird went through the bypass of the engine causing only minor damage to the engine.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 5, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Air Berlin
Flight number
AB-6478
Departure
Berlin Tegel, Germany
Destination
Saarbruecken, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-ABGN
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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