Emirates A332 at Addis Ababa on Sep 25th 2015, bird strike
Last Update: September 28, 2015 / 12:43:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 25, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Emirates Airlines
Flight number
EK-724
Departure
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
A6-EKX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
A passenger reported the crew announced they had received a bird strike into the right hand engine, the engine failed and was shut down.
The occurrence aircraft was able to depart for the return flight as EK-724D on Sep 27th and reached Dubai with a delay of 53 hours, but is still on the ground in Dubai 12 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 25, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Emirates Airlines
Flight number
EK-724
Departure
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
A6-EKX
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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