Avianca A319 at Montevideo on Aug 13th 2017, flock of birds

Last Update: August 15, 2017 / 22:00:32 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 13, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flock of birds

Airline
Avianca

Flight number
AV-110

Departure
Montevideo, Uruguay

Destination
Bogota, Colombia

Aircraft Registration
N741AV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

An Avianca Airbus A319-100, registration N741AV performing flight AV-110 from Montevideo (Uruguay) to Bogota (Colombia), was climbing out of Montevideo's runway 24 when the aircraft flew through a flock of sea gulls and received a number of bird strikes prompting the crew to stop the climb at 4000 feet and to enter a hold to burn off fuel. The aircraft returned to Montevideo for a safe landing about 50 minutes after departure.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Montevideo about 58 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
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Date of Registration
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Aug 13, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flock of birds

Airline
Avianca

Flight number
AV-110

Departure
Montevideo, Uruguay

Destination
Bogota, Colombia

Aircraft Registration
N741AV

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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