Bird strike Incident Airbus A320-216 EI-DSU, Friday 11 July 2025
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Date:Friday 11 July 2025
Time:13:38 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic A320 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320-216
Owner/operator:ITA Airways
Registration: EI-DSU
MSN: 3563
Year of manufacture:2008
Engine model:CFMI CFM56-5B6
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Category:Incident
Location:Palermo-Punta Raisi Airport (PMO/LICJ) -   Italy
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Palermo-Punta Raisi Airport (PMO/LICJ)
Destination airport:Milano-Linate Airport (LIN/LIML)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
ITA Airways flight AZ1786, an Airbus A320-216, suffered a bird strike on departure from Palermo-Punta Raisi Airport (PMO).
The flight returned for a safe lading back at PMO, 19 minutes after takeoff.

METAR:

LICJ 111320Z 04016KT CAVOK 28/13 Q1014
LICJ 111420Z 04017KT CAVOK 28/14 Q1014

Sources:

https://www.ilgiorno.it/cronaca/paura-volo-palermo-milano-bird-strike-decollo-eo2inrja
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ei-dsu#3b34a43d
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/ITY1786/history/20250711/1340Z/LICJ/LIML

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

23 May 2024 EI-DSU ITA Airways 0 Milano-Linate Airport (LIN/LIML) unk
Bird strike

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Jul-2025 15:30 ASN Added
12-Jul-2025 15:31 ASN Updated [Narrative, ]

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