Alitalia A321 at Tel Aviv on Oct 9th 2015, rejected takeoff due to bird strike

Last Update: October 9, 2015 / 20:36:10 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 9, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Alitalia

Flight number
AZ-809

Aircraft Registration
EI-IXH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An Alitalia Airbus A321-200, registration EI-IXH performing flight AZ-809 from Tel Aviv (Israel) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy), was accelerating for takeoff from Ben Gurion Airport's runway 26 when the left hand engine (CFM56) ingested two birds prompting the crew to reject takeoff at low speed. The aircraft stopped about 900 meters down the runway, emergency services responded and checked the aircraft. The aircraft was subsequently towed back to the apron.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Tel Aviv 16 hours after the takeoff was rejected.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
EI-IXH
Country of Registration
Ireland
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE
Aircraft Model / Type
A321-112
ICAO Aircraft Type
A321
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 9, 2015

Classification
Incident

Airline
Alitalia

Flight number
AZ-809

Aircraft Registration
EI-IXH

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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