Vueling A320 at Genoa on May 5th 2015, bird strike
Last Update: May 5, 2015 / 18:43:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 5, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-6281
Departure
Genoa, Italy
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
EC-MAO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
A passenger reported there were serious vibrations and loud noise from the right hand engine during rotation and initial climb.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 5, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-6281
Departure
Genoa, Italy
Destination
Rome Fiumicino, Italy
Aircraft Registration
EC-MAO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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