Azul E195 at Sao Paulo on Mar 3rd 2024, bird strike

Last Update: March 4, 2024 / 14:41:14 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 3, 2024

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas

Flight number
AD-4316

Departure
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil

Destination
Uberlandia, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-AXP

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-195

ICAO Type Designator
E195

An Azul Linhas Aereas Embraer ERJ-195, registration PR-AXP performing flight AD-4316 from Sao Paulo Viracopos,SP to Uberlandia,MG (Brazil), was climbing out of Viracopos' runway 33 when a bird impacted the nose of the aircraft prompting the crew to stop the climb at FL150 and return to Viracopos for a safe landing on runway 33 about 25 minutes after departure. The aircraft sustained a slightly re-arranged nose cone.

A replacement Embraer ERJ-195-E2 registration PS-AEG reached Uberlandia with a delay of about 4.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground at Viracopos about 21 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 3, 2024

Classification
Incident

Cause
Bird strike

Airline
Azul Linhas Aereas

Flight number
AD-4316

Departure
Sao Paulo Viracopos, Brazil

Destination
Uberlandia, Brazil

Aircraft Registration
PR-AXP

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-195

ICAO Type Designator
E195

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