WOW A321 at Baltimore on Sep 5th 2016, flock of birds on landing

Last Update: September 11, 2016 / 20:50:23 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 5, 2016

Classification
Accident

Cause
Flock of birds

Airline
WOW Air

Flight number
WW-117

Departure
Keflavik, Iceland

Destination
Baltimore, United States

Aircraft Registration
TF-MOM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A WOW Air Airbus A321-200, registration TF-MOM performing flight WW-117 from Keflavik (Iceland) to Baltimore,MD (USA), was on final approach to Baltimore's runway 32L when the crew reported a bird strike. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on the runway and taxied to the apron, the crew again reporting they had a bird strike causing a lot of noise. A runway inspection was performed but did not find any debris. While taxiing the crew detailed they had a bird strike on landing, they went through a flock of large birds, sized like geese, at least one of the engines (CFM56) was hit and was now vibrating.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Baltimore 6 days later.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 5, 2016

Classification
Accident

Cause
Flock of birds

Airline
WOW Air

Flight number
WW-117

Departure
Keflavik, Iceland

Destination
Baltimore, United States

Aircraft Registration
TF-MOM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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