Delta B763 at Copenhagen on Aug 29th 2016, bird strike

Last Update: August 30, 2016 / 14:07:35 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 29, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-219

Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N194DN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N194DN performing flight DL-219 from Copenhagen (Denmark) to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 217 people on board, had departed Copenhagen's runway 22R and was climbing out of Copenhagen cleared to climb to FL250 when Copenhagen departure told the crew tower had observed a fire ball from the left hand engine (PW4060) during the departure roll. The crew immediately decided to stop the climb and return to Copenhagen advising air traffic control that all indications were normal, they would return immediately just slightly overweight. The aircraft stopped the climb at FL090 and landed safely back on Copenhagen's runway 22L about 20 minutes after departure.

A passenger reported the crew announced they had received a bird strike into the left hand engine.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Copenhagen about 9 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N194DN
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B763
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 29, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Delta Airlines

Flight number
DL-219

Departure
Copenhagen, Denmark

Destination
New York JFK, United States

Aircraft Registration
N194DN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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