Ryanair B738 at Barcelona on Feb 26th 2015, bird strike
Last Update: February 26, 2015 / 22:06:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 26, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-6874
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Dublin, Ireland
Aircraft Registration
EI-EKW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The airline reported the engine ingested a bird and needed to be shut down.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-EVA reached Dublin as flight FR-687 with a delay of 3 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 26, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-6874
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Dublin, Ireland
Aircraft Registration
EI-EKW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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