ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345196
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| Date: | Friday 1 September 2023 |
| Time: | 07:15 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 |
| Owner/operator: | SmartLynx Malta |
| Registration: | 9H-SLE |
| MSN: | 3475 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 100 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Tallinn -
 Estonia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tallinn-Lennart Meri Airport (TLL/EETN) |
| Tivat Airport (TIV/LYTV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
SmartLynx flight MYX555, an Airbus A320, departed from Tallinn Airport (TLL), Estonia, en route to Tivat, Montenegro. Shortly after take-off, the aircraft suffered a bird strike (seagull) to one of the engines.
The flight crew shut down the engine and stopped the climb at 2,000 feet. Approximately 20 minutes after take-off, the Airbus A320 safely returned to Tallinn Airport.
Sources:
https://simpleflying.com/smartlynx-airbus-a320-returns-tallinn-crew-shuts-engine-down/
https://reisijuht.delfi.ee/artikkel/120228412/tallinnast-valjunud-lennuk-poordus-tagasi-mootorisse-lennanud-kajaka-tottu
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/9h-sle#31d6725b
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 January 2014 | VP-CXW | Fly NAS | 0 | Kuwait Intl Airport (KWI/OKBK) |  |
non |
| 10 May 2023 | 9H-SLE | Air Peace, lsf Smartlynx Malta | 0 | Abuja-Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV/DNAA) |  |
unk |
| Bird strike | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2023 06:06 | harro | Updated |
| 06-Sep-2023 10:53 | harro | Updated |
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