What happened
On September 17, 2009, a British Airways Airbus A319-131, operating as G-EUPL, was climbing through approximately 5,000 feet after takeoff from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) in Denmark. During this phase of flight, the aircraft experienced a bird strike that resulted in an engine stall in the No. 1 (left-hand) engine, which is an International Aero Engines V2522-A5.
The crew performed an in-flight engine shutdown of the affected engine. The aircraft subsequently returned to Copenhagen Airport and completed a single-engine landing without further incident. There were no injuries to the occupants.
The investigation
The engine was removed from the aircraft and transported to the Rolls-Royce East Kilred facility in Scotland for disassembly and examination.