Germanwings A319 at Klagenfurt on Jul 6th 2017, bird strike
Last Update: July 7, 2017 / 09:42:31 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 6, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-284
Departure
Cologne, Germany
Destination
Klagenfurt, Austria
Aircraft Registration
D-AGWG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The aircraft however was unable to depart for the return flight and is still on the ground in Klagenfurt about 6.5 hours after landing.
A passenger waiting for the return flight reported it was announced that the incoming aircraft had received a bird strike and was unable to perform the flight. A replacement aircraft was being dispatched to Klagenfurt.
A replacement Airbus A320-200 registration D-AIQB positioned to Klagenfurt and was still on the ground about 2 hours after landing, already past night curfew.
D-AIQB also carried maintenance technicians to Klagenfurt, who examined the occurrence aircraft and returned it to service.
The occurrence aircraft was thus able to depart for the return flight 4U-285 at 23:35L (past curfew) and delivered the passengers to Cologne with a delay of 6.5 hours.
D-AIQB departed Klagenfurt at 00:15L (past curfew) and positioned back to Cologne.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 6, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Germanwings
Flight number
4U-284
Departure
Cologne, Germany
Destination
Klagenfurt, Austria
Aircraft Registration
D-AGWG
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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