Ryanair B738 at Alghero on Apr 16th 2015, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
Last Update: April 17, 2015 / 20:03:29 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 16, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-8855
Departure
Alghero, Italy
Destination
Rome Ciampino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
EI-EVB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration EI-DAE reached Rome with a delay of 3.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft was able to resume service the next day about 18 hours after aborting takeoff.
Local media report about evenly split the engine ingested a gull or a heron.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 16, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Ryanair
Flight number
FR-8855
Departure
Alghero, Italy
Destination
Rome Ciampino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
EI-EVB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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