LATAM Brasil A321 at Rio Branco on Nov 11th 2017, bird strike

Last Update: November 13, 2017 / 23:06:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 11, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
LATAM Airlines Brasil

Flight number
JJ-3585

Departure
Rio Branco, Brazil

Destination
Brasilia, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PT-XPA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A LATAM Brasil Airbus A321-200, registration PT-XPA performing flight JJ-3585 from Rio Branco,AC to Brasilia,DF (Brazil), departed Rio Branco's runway 06 when a bird impacted the aircraft prompting the crew to stop the climb at 7000 feet and return to Rio Branco for a safe landing on runway 06 about 22 minutes after departure.

Passengers reported there was an strange noise just when the aircraft rotated for departure and continued, flight attendants informed the flight deck notifying the flight crew there had been sparks off an engine (CFM56). The crew announced they had seen birds on departure and they were returning to Rio Branco.

The airline confirmed a bird strike, however, there had been no engine anomaly. The passengers were rebooked onto replacement flight JJ-9020.

A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration PT-MXH reached Brasilia as flight JJ-9020 with a delay of 16:15 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
PT-XPA
Country of Registration
Brazil
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
A321-211
ICAO Aircraft Type
A321
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Nov 11, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
LATAM Airlines Brasil

Flight number
JJ-3585

Departure
Rio Branco, Brazil

Destination
Brasilia, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PT-XPA

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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