Created Tuesday, Nov 29th 2022 19:01Z, last updated Tuesday, Nov 29th 2022 19:01Z
A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200, registration D-AIWK performing flight
LH-1622 from Munich (Germany) to Krakow (Poland) with 155 people on board, was accelerating for takeoff from Munich's runway 08R when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed (more than 100 KIAS) due a bird strike. The aircraft slowed safely and stopped on the runway abeam taxiway B6 about 1600 meters/5200 feet down the runway. The aircraft needed to hold position until the brakes cooled down, then returned to the apron. A runway inspection found the carcass of a large bird near taxiway B4 about 930 meters/3100 feet down the runway.
A replacement A320-200 registration D-AIZA departed about 2 hours after the rejected takeoff and reached Krakow with a delay of about 2.5 hours.
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