Eurowings A332 at Phuket on Nov 26th 2016, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
Last Update: December 4, 2016 / 19:14:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 26, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Eurowings
Flight number
EW-121
Departure
Phuket, Thailand
Destination
Cologne, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AXGF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
A replacement Airbus A330-200 registration D-AXGC was dispatched to Phuket and reached Cologne with a delay of 27 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Phuket until Dec 2nd 2016, then positioned to Germany.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 26, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Eurowings
Flight number
EW-121
Departure
Phuket, Thailand
Destination
Cologne, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AXGF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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