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| Date: | Thursday 12 May 2022 |
| Time: | 12:17 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-216 |
| Owner/operator: | ITA Airways |
| Registration: | EI-DTG |
| MSN: | 3921 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 84 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Location: | near Milan-Linate Airport (LIN) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Milano-Linate Airport (LIN/LIML) |
| Palermo-Punta Raisi Airport (PMO/LICJ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
ITA Airways flight AZ1765, an Airbus A320-216, suffered a bird strike on departure from Milan-Linate Airport, Italy. Initial reports say a heron was ingested by one of the engines.
A safe landing was made back at Linate Airport, 23 minutes after takeoff.
The aircraft was repaired and resumed regular service on 29 July 2022.
Sources:
https://milano.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/22_maggio_12/aereo-ita-airways-motore-fumo-rientra-all-aeroporto-milano-linate-impatto-gli-uccelli-d0f3caf8-d1df-11ec-887c-70e4d8d3607c.shtml
https://www.ilgazzettino.it/italia/primopiano/linate_aereo_ita_volatile_uccello_atterraggio_emergenza_cosa_e_successo-6685018.html
https://italiavola.com/2022/08/02/ita-airways-e-ritornato-in-servizio-la320-che-subi-il-bird-strike-in-decollo-da-milano-linate/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/az1765#2bd3bf43
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2022 13:36 | harro | Added |
| 12-May-2022 13:39 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2022 08:54 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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