Germanwings A319 near Sofia on Jul 12th 2015, suspected bird strike
Last Update: July 12, 2015 / 17:26:00 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 12, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-8916
Departure
Berlin Tegel, Germany
Destination
Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
D-AKNK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The aircraft continued after about one hour on the ground and reached Istanbul with a delay of 2 hours.
Sofia Airport reported that the aircraft diverted to Sofia because a bird strike at takeoff from Tegel Airport was being suspected. A check of the engines of the aircraft however did not reveal any evidence of a bird strike, the aircraft continued to Istanbul.
The occurrence aircraft continued to follow its schedule throughout the day.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 12, 2015
Classification
Incident
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-8916
Departure
Berlin Tegel, Germany
Destination
Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
D-AKNK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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