Brussels A319 at Toulouse on Jul 10th 2016, bird strike

Last Update: July 11, 2016 / 22:31:40 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 10, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Brussels Airlines

Flight number
SN-3669

Departure
Brussels, Belgium

Destination
Toulouse, France

Aircraft Registration
OO-SSW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

A Brussels Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration OO-SSW performing flight SN-3669 from Brussels (Belgium) to Toulouse (France), was on final approach to Toulouse's runway 32L when the crew initiated a go-around from about 1000 feet MSL due to a bird strike onto the nose gear. The aircraft climbed to 5000 feet and entered a hold while the crew worked the checklists, then commenced another approach and landed safely on Toulouse's runway 32L about 25 minutes after the go-around.

The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight, the return flight SN-3670 was cancelled.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 17 hours, then positioned back to Brussels as flight SN-9970, but has not yet resumed service about 30 hours after landing in Toulouse.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 10, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Brussels Airlines

Flight number
SN-3669

Departure
Brussels, Belgium

Destination
Toulouse, France

Aircraft Registration
OO-SSW

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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