Lufthansa A320 at Cologne on Jun 20th 2015, rejected takeoff due to bird strike

Last Update: June 22, 2015 / 14:10:22 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 20, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff due to bird strike

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-1993

Departure
Cologne/Bonn, Germany

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AIPD

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200, registration D-AIPD performing flight LH-1993 from Cologne/Bonn to Munich (Germany), was accelerating for takeoff from Cologne's runway 32L when an engine (CFM56) ingested a bird prompting the crew to reject takeoff at high speed. The aircraft slowed safely and returned to the apron.

A replacement A319-100 registration D-AILX reached Munich with a delay of 2 hours.

Relevant NOTAMs:
A3329/15 - RWY 14L/32R CLSD DUE TO WIP. REF SUP IFR 05/15. 20 JUN 18:00 2015 UNTIL 21 JUN 04:00 2015. CREATED: 17 JUN 09:12 2015

A2891/15 - RWY 14R/32L CLOSED, EXC JUN 06-07, JUN 13-14, JUN 20-21 AND JUN 27-28 DAILY 1600-0400. TAXIING ON TWY B VIA THR 14R NOT AFFECTED. 26 MAY 10:10 2015 UNTIL 31 OCT 21:59 2015. CREATED: 26 MAY 10:34 2015

A2707/15 - RWY 06/24 CLOSED DUE TO RECONSTRUCTION WIP. AIP SUP IFR 05/15 REFERS. 18 MAY 13:31 2015 UNTIL 18 AUG 23:59 2015 ESTIMATED. CREATED: 18 MAY 13:32 2015
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 20, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff due to bird strike

Airline
Lufthansa

Flight number
LH-1993

Departure
Cologne/Bonn, Germany

Destination
Munich, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-AIPD

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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