Gol B738 at Joao Pessoa on Mar 15th 2018, bird strike

Last Update: March 20, 2018 / 20:52:23 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 15, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G3-1537

Aircraft Registration
PR-GUP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Gol Transportes Aereas Boeing 737-800, registration PR-GUP performing flight G3-1537 from Joao Pessoa,PB to Sao Paulo Congonhas,SP (Brazil), was in the initial climb out of Joao Pessoa when the aircraft struck a bird prompting the crew to return to Joao Pessoa for a safe landing.

The flight was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Joao Pessoa for about 33 hours, then positioned to Belo Horizonte,MG (Brazil) and remained on the ground another 34 hours before returning to service.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 15, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
G3-1537

Aircraft Registration
PR-GUP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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