FR8745 - Incident: Malta Air B738 at Budapest on Oct 16th 2024

A Malta Air Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Ryanair, registration 9H-QCS performing flight FR-8745 from Budapest (Hungary) to Billund (Denmark) with 188 people on board, was climbing out of Budapest's runway 31L when the crew declared PAN PAN reporting they had a bird strike at about 500 feet AGL into their #2 engine (CFM56, right hand). The aircraft entered holds while the crew was working checklists, a runway inspection did not find any debris, the crew reported their right hand engine was showing high vibrations but both engines were delivering power. The aircraft landed safely back onto Budapest's runway 31R about 50 minutes after departure.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Budapest for about 30 hours, then returned to service.