Created Monday, May 17th 2021 20:14Z, last updated Monday, May 17th 2021 20:14Z
An Air France Airbus A319-100, registration F-GRHN performing flight
AF-7673 from Marseille to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was accelerating for takeoff from runway 31R when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed (about 100 knots over ground) due to a problem with the right hand engine (CFM56). The aircraft slowed safely and returned to the apron.
The flight was cancelled.
A passenger reported during acceleration of the aircraft there were severe vibrations, the crew reduced power and braked hard. The captain subsequently announced there had been a bird strike into the right hand engine. The aircraft returned to the stand, the passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Marseille about 15 hours after the rejected takeoff.
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