LATAM B763 at Recife on May 18th 2020, engine vibrations

Last Update: May 21, 2020 / 18:53:09 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 18, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
JJ-4779

Aircraft Registration
PT-MSO

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A LATAM Brasil Boeing 767-300, registration PT-MSO performing flight JJ-4779 from Recife,PE to Sao Paulo,SP (Brazil) with 97 passengers and 7 crew, was in the initial climb out of Recife's runway 18 when the crew stopped the climb at 6000 feet due to excessive vibrations on the left hand engine (CF6). The aircraft returned to Recife for a safe landing about 25 minutes after departure.

A bird strike is being suspected as cause of the engine vibrations.

On May 21st 2020 CENIPA reported the left hand engine ingested a bird during the takeoff run, there was no need to reduce engine thrust or shut the engine down. The aircraft returned to Recife for a safe landing. Three fan blades received damage.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 18, 2020

Classification
Incident

Flight number
JJ-4779

Aircraft Registration
PT-MSO

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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