LATAM Brasil A321 at Rio Branco on Nov 11th 2017, bird strike
Last Update: November 13, 2017 / 23:06:14 GMT/Zulu time
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
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.
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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