Incident: Air Canada A320 at Montreal on Jul 20th 2010, rejected takeoff due to bird strike [UPDATE]

22.07.2010 - 09:57

A Great Blue Heron (Photo: Terry Foote)An Air Canada Airbus A320-200, registration C-FFWN performing flight AC-924 from Montreal,QC (Canada) to Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA), was in the takeoff run from Montreal s runway 06R, when the crew declared "PAN PAN" and rejected takeoff at high speed. The airplane came to a safe stand still, the crew reported a bird strike. NAV Canada reported that a subsequent runway inspection found a dead Great Blue Heron on the runway. The damage to the aircraft is unknown. The aircraft was able to depart again and reached Fort Lauderdale with a delay of 90 minutes. Read the article at http://avherald.com/h?articleBe9bcd9 Modify your subscription at http://avherald.com/h?login