Bird strike Incident Airbus A330-302 EI-FNG, Tuesday 8 July 2025
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Date:Tuesday 8 July 2025
Time:10:33 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A333 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A330-302
Owner/operator:Aer Lingus
Registration: EI-FNG
MSN: 1742
Year of manufacture:2016
Engine model:GE CF6-80E1A4
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Category:Incident
Location:Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) -   Ireland
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW)
Destination airport:New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Aer Lingus flight EI105, an Airbus A330-302, suffered a bird strike (a flock of pigeons) on departure from Dublin Airport (DUB), causing engine vibrations in engine no.2.
The aircraft returned to land at DUB.

Sources:

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-airport-aer-lingus-flight-32021250
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ei-fng#3b2795f0

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

9 August 2022 EI-FNG Aer Lingus 0 Windsor Locks-Bradley International Airport, CT (BDL/KBDL) unk
Engine failure

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jul-2025 10:56 ASN Added
10-Jul-2025 10:57 ASN Updated [Narrative, ]

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