Bird strikes så det holder..... Polen - Curt Lewis

Incident: LOT E195 at Poznan on Aug 4th 2020, takeoff, bird strike, return, takeoff, birdstrike, diversion

A LOT Polish Airlines Embraer ERJ-195, registration SP-LNL performing flight LO-8625 from Poznan (Poland) to Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain), departed Poznan's runway 28 when the aircraft received a bird strike. The aircraft continued the departure at first, the crew subsequently levelled off at FL240 and decided to return to Poznan, where the aircraft landed safely on runway 28 about 35 minutes after departure. Maintenance checked the aircraft, performed an engine test run and released the aircraft back to service. After about 2:20 hours on the ground the aircraft departed again from runway 28 but suffered another bird strike. The crew stopped the climb at FL190 and diverted to Warsaw (Poland) where the aircraft landed safely about 45 minutes after second departure. The aircraft is still on the ground in Warsaw about 2.5 hours after landing. A replacement Embraer ERJ-195 registration SP-LNA reached Palma Mallorca with a delay of 6:50 hours. The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 7 hours after landing in Warsaw. On Aug 6th 2020 a passenger reported none of the passengers did notice (feel or hear) any bird strike. Some time after takeoff the captain announced dead birds had been found on the runway and very likely their flight had hit them. Procedures required them to return to Poznan for a check. After landing in Poznan the crew indicated technicians would arrive from Warsaw to inspect the aircraft, however, the technicians did not arrive. After local inspection the aircraft departed again, the aircraft instead of turning south turned to the east, the captain announced they had hit birds again and were now diverting to Warsaw. A replacement aircraft took them to Mallorca.