Created Thursday, Feb 11th 2021 15:29Z, last updated Thursday, Feb 11th 2021 19:45Z
An Alitalia Airbus A319-100, registration EI-IMM performing flight
AZ-884 from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to Malta (Malta), was accelerating for takeoff from Fiumicino's runway 25 when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed (about 110 knots over ground) due to a bird strike. The aircraft slowed safely and returned to the apron.
A replacement A319-100 registration EI-IMG reached Malta with a delay of 2.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 40 hours after the rejected takeoff.
A passenger reported they heard a bang from the left hand side and an orange flash from the left engine (CFM56), immediately afterwards the brakes came on. The flight attendants announced the takeoff had been aborted and more information would follow, the captain subsequently announced that a bird strike had occurred, they would disembark and board another aircraft.
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