THY A321 at Istanbul on Nov 20th 2014, bird strike

Last Update: November 20, 2014 / 21:27:52 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 20, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TK-1523

Aircraft Registration
TC-JRU

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration TC-JRU performing flight TK-1523 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Dusseldorf (Germany) with 159 passengers, was climbing out of Istanbul Ataturk Airport's runway 35 (unknown L or R) when the aircraft flew through a flock of seagulls and received multiple impacts. The crew stopped the climb at 4000 feet and returned to Ataturk Airport for a safe landing on runway 23 about 15 minutes after departure.

A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration TC-JRR reached Dusseldorf with a delay of 2.5 hours.

An inspection found a fan blade of the left hand engine (V2533) damaged, additional damage was found at the flaps of the left hand wing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 20, 2014

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TK-1523

Aircraft Registration
TC-JRU

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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