Bird strike Incident Airbus A320-214 (WL) OE-IND,
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Date:Friday 1 September 2023
Time:07:54 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A320 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320-214 (WL)
Owner/operator:easyJet
Registration: OE-IND
MSN: 7762
Year of manufacture:2017
Engine model:CFMI CFM56-5B4/P
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Unknown, repaired
Location:Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA/LICC) -   Italy
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA/LICC)
Destination airport:Milano-Malpensa Airport (MXP/LIMC)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
EasyJet flight U23536, an Airbus A320-214, returned to land at Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) after suffering a bird strike on departure.
The aircraft resumed regular service about 30 hours after the incident.

Sources:

https://italiavola.com/2023/09/01/easyjet-bird-strike-e-laereo-rientra-a-catania/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/oe-ind#31d6dc7a

Revision history:

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04-Sep-2023 08:17 harro Added

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