Otterman:
Remains of the bird have been found on the nose gear strut where it apparently damaged some important bits.
Whatīs that red stuff inside the left engine? Second bird strike in BCN maybe? Anyone got a clue?
Upon landing it was not possible to remain on the runway using first normal techniques (using rudder), followed by the use of differential reverse and as a final resort the nose wheel steering system. The aircraft left the runway at around 100 knots.
Pretty impressive to do all that in the few seconds it take to go from Vref to 100 kts.
All in all a bizarre incident. All that from one (?) bird srike on the
nose gear? I canīt wait for the report to come out.