Jetsmart A20N at Concepcion on May 27th 2021, bird strike
Last Update: June 3, 2021 / 15:41:01 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 27, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Jetsmart
Flight number
JA-270
Departure
Concepcion, Chile
Destination
Antofagasta, Chile
Aircraft Registration
CC-AWL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
A replacement A320-200 registration CC-AWC reached Antofagasta with a delay of about 3 hours.
The airline reported one of the engines ingested a bird prompting the crew to return to Concepcion.
On Jun 3rd 2021 Chile's Civil Aviation Authority reported the left hand engine ingested a bird on climb out of runway 02, the crew declared emergency and returned to Concepcion. None of the 140 passengers and 7 crew were injured, the left hand engine was damaged. The CAA reported the aircraft sustained substantial damage, however, did not yet rate the occurrence (e.g. serious incident or accident).
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 27, 2021
Classification
Incident
Cause
Bird strike
Airline
Jetsmart
Flight number
JA-270
Departure
Concepcion, Chile
Destination
Antofagasta, Chile
Aircraft Registration
CC-AWL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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