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| Date: | Sunday 7 August 2022 |
| Time: | 14:32 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | easyJet |
| Registration: | G-EZOP |
| MSN: | 6633 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown, repaired |
| Location: | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) |
| Bilbao Airport (BIO/LEBB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Easyjet flight U21877, an Airbus A320-214, suffered a bird strike after takeoff from runway 23R at Manchester International Airport (MAN). The flight crew decided to turn back and made a safe landing on runway 23R about 25 minutes after departure.
An easyJet spokesperson said: "easyJet can confirm that flight EZY1877 flying from Manchester to Bilbao returned from airborne due to a bird strike during take-off. The pilot returned to Manchester in line with our procedures and as a precaution only".
The aircraft resumed service 23 hours after the incident.
Sources:
1. https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/easyjet-flight-makes-emergency-landing-24694063
2. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-ezop#2cf71c55
3. https://www.radarbox.com/data/registration/G-EZOP
4. https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-a320-6633.htm
Location
Media:
EasyJet flight makes emergency landing at Manchester Airport less than an hour after taking off https://t.co/mjgmZs3je9
— Manchester News MEN (@MENnewsdesk) August 7, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2022 18:37 | harro | Added |
| 07-Aug-2022 18:37 | harro | Updated |
| 07-Aug-2022 22:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 19-Aug-2022 16:50 | The2ndBaron | Updated [Embed code, Damage, ] |
| 19-Aug-2022 16:53 | harro | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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