Incident: PIA A320 at Faisalabad on Jun 27th 2024, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
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A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration AP-BOM performing flight PK-223 from Faisalabad (Pakistan) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) with 145 passengers and 7 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Faisalabad's runway 03R when a bird was ingested by the right hand engine (CFM56) prompting the crew to reject takeoff at high speed (about 135 knots over ground). The aircraft slowed safely and became disabled on the runway with both left hand tyres deflated. The right hand engine received a number of bent fan blades.
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