Ural A320 at Karlovy Vary on May 13th 2014, bird strike

An Ural Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration VQ-BDJ performing flight U6-740 from Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic) to Yekaterinburg (Russia) with 166 passengers and 8 crew, was in the initial climb out of Karlovy Vary's runway 29 when the aircraft suffered a bird strike causing noticeable engine (CFM56) vibrations. The crew stopped the climb at FL100 and diverted to Prague (Czech Republic) for a safe landing about 30 minutes after departure.

The airline confirmed a bird strike caused engine vibrations. The aircraft is being assessed, a decision will be made whether the incident aircraft or a replacement aircraft is going to take the passengers to Yekaterinburg later the day.