Azores A320 at Lajes on Aug 11th 2019, bird strike
Last Update: August 12, 2019 / 21:40:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 11, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Azores Airlines
Flight number
S4-137
Departure
Lisbon, Portugal
Destination
Lajes, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
CS-TKP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft was unable to depart for the return flight S4-136 and is still on the ground at Lajes about 26 hours after landing.
The airline regretted that as result of the aircraft remaining on the ground in Lajes the return flight as well as the next day's rotations to Pico Island and Lajes needed to be cancelled. The damage to the aircraft is currently being assessed.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 11, 2019
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Azores Airlines
Flight number
S4-137
Departure
Lisbon, Portugal
Destination
Lajes, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
CS-TKP
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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