Brussels A319 near Brussels on May 13th 2017, bird strike

Last Update: May 13, 2017 / 22:07:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 13, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Brussels Airlines

Flight number
SN-3169

Departure
Brussels, Belgium

Destination
Naples, Italy

Aircraft Registration
OO-SSO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

A Brussels Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration OO-SSO performing flight SN-3169 from Brussels (Belgium) to Naples (Italy), was climbing out of Brussels' runway 25R when the crew stopped the climb at FL260 and decided to return to Brussels due to a bird strike. The aircraft landed safely back on runway 25L about 55 minutes after departure.

The aircraft was able to depart again after about 80 minutes on the ground and reached Naples with a delay of 2:10 hours.

The airline reported the aircraft returned due to a bird strike.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 13, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Brussels Airlines

Flight number
SN-3169

Departure
Brussels, Belgium

Destination
Naples, Italy

Aircraft Registration
OO-SSO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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